Lafua Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Lafua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5001:354,28619,105
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
American Samoa141:3,983910
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lafua (38) may also be a first name.

Lafua Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lafua Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Lafua occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lafua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lafua is the 560,645th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 12,875,523 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Lafua live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequent forename globally, borne by 38 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 500 people, or 1 in 354,286. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Delta, where 80 percent are found, Rivers, where 5 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and American Samoa, where 2 percent are found.

Lafua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lafua has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lafua last name expanded 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafua Last Name Statistics demography

Lafua earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafuay913/
Laffua912/
Laufua911/
Hlafuha831/
Labua80626/
Lofua8056/
Lefua8011/
Lavua809/
Lafwa801/
Laibua73158/
Leabua7357/
Laubua7318/
Lavuah7316/
Laybua7311/
Lavuha732/
Lauwba731/
Laphua731/
Labuay731/
Lafwas731/
Lefuha731/
Laephua67235/
Labuhai674/
Liavwua671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Lafua
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