Lafu Surname
Approximately 747 people bear this surname
Lafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 556 | 1:237,858 | 21,928 |
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| Nigeria | 31 | 1:5,714,283 | 142,531 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Lafu (112) may also be a first name.
Lafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lafu (Hindi: लाफू) is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 453,909th most frequently held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 9,755,751 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Lafu reside; 76 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 74 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lafu is also the 885,979th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 112 people.
This last name is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 556 people, or 1 in 237,858. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 97 percent live, North Sumatra, where 1 percent live and North Kalimantan, where 1 percent live. Beside Indonesia Lafu exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafau | 89 | 3,186 | / |
| Lafou | 89 | 536 | / |
| Leafu | 89 | 247 | / |
| Laifu | 89 | 60 | / |
| Lafeu | 89 | 33 | / |
| Hlafu | 89 | 27 | / |
| Laufu | 89 | 18 | / |
| Lafut | 89 | 13 | / |
| Latfu | 89 | 10 | / |
| Laafu | 89 | 6 | / |
| Lavfu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Liafu | 89 | 2 | / |
| Lapfu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lafui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lawfu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Layfu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Laffu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lafuh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Laafou | 80 | 2,704 | / |
| Lafaut | 80 | 381 | / |
| Lafaux | 80 | 338 | / |
| Laffut | 80 | 293 | / |
| Lafoux | 80 | 190 | / |
| Laufou | 80 | 43 | / |
| Laufau | 80 | 19 | / |
| Liafou | 80 | 17 | / |
| Laffou | 80 | 14 | / |
| Lafaud | 80 | 7 | / |
| Latffu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ladfus | 80 | 3 | / |
| Latfou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hlapfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lafout | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laffui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liafau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lafauz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lafeuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laifou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leafou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lafaus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Laffau | 80 | 0 | / |
| Laffus | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lefu | 75 | 2,070 | / |
| Lofu | 75 | 141 | / |
| Lafó | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laffaux | 73 | 27 | / |
| Laffoux | 73 | 3 | / |
| Laffout | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hlafuha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lafoust | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lahfoud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laffeus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lawfuss | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lafoe | 67 | 563 | / |
| Lefeu | 67 | 280 | / |
| Loifu | 67 | 229 | / |
| Lefuy | 67 | 114 | / |
| Lofeu | 67 | 46 | / |
| Laphu | 67 | 34 | / |
| Lefau | 67 | 24 | / |
| Loofu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lefui | 67 | 16 | / |
| Luofu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Hlofu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lofus | 67 | 10 | / |
| Leyfu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Loyfu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hlefu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lofou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leffu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lofuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lafoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leifu | 67 | 1 | / |
Lafu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lafu in the Hindi language | ||
| लाफू | laphu | 50 |
| लफू | laphu | 50 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lafu
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