Lafu Surname

453,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Lafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5561:237,85821,928
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China21:683,660,78330,601
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

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) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lafu.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lafu is the 453,909th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,755,751 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Lafu live; 76 percent live in Southeast Asia and 74 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lafu is also the 885,979th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 112 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 556 people, or 1 in 237,858. In Indonesia Lafu is most frequent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 97 percent live, North Sumatra, where 1 percent live and North Kalimantan, where 1 percent live. Barring Indonesia this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafau893,186/
Lafou89536/
Leafu89247/
Laifu8960/
Lafeu8933/
Hlafu8927/
Laufu8918/
Lafut8913/
Latfu8910/
Laafu896/
Lavfu894/
Liafu892/
Lapfu891/
Lafui891/
Lawfu891/
Layfu891/
Laffu891/
Lafuh891/
Laafou802,704/
Lafaut80381/
Lafaux80338/
Laffut80293/
Lafoux80190/
Laufou8043/
Laufau8019/
Liafou8017/
Laffou8014/
Lafaud807/
Latffu805/
Ladfus803/
Latfou802/
Hlapfu801/
Lafout801/
Laffui801/
Liafau801/
Lafauz801/
Lafeuh801/
Laifou801/
Leafou801/
Lafaus800/
Laffau800/
Laffus800/
Lefu752,070/
Lofu75141/
Lafó751/
Laffaux7327/
Laffoux733/
Laffout732/
Hlafuha731/
Lafoust731/
Lahfoud731/
Laffeus730/
Lawfuss730/
Lafoe67563/
Lefeu67280/
Loifu67229/
Lefuy67114/
Lofeu6746/
Laphu6734/
Lefau6724/
Loofu6721/
Lefui6716/
Luofu6716/
Hlofu6711/
Lofus6710/
Leyfu6710/
Loyfu676/
Hlefu674/
Lofou672/
Leffu672/
Lofuh671/
Luifu671/
Lafoo671/
Leifu671/

Lafu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lafu in the Hindi language
लाफूlaphu50
लफूlaphu50

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lafu
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