Lafy Surname

395,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Lafy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Jordan261:340,09411,519
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Palestine31:1,516,28317,268
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Lafy (1,711) may also be a first name.

Lafy Last Name Facts

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

Lafy (Arabic: لفي) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 395,186th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 8,160,746 people. The last name Lafy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Lafy are found; 62 percent are found in North Africa and 61 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 185,659th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 1,711 people.

It is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 549 people, or 1 in 167,460. Barring Egypt this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 22 percent reside and Kuwait, where 6 percent reside.

Lafy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lafy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lafy last name expanded 264 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lafy surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Lafy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.17% less than the national average, earning $37,033 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafay892,629/
Lafoy891,129/
Laffy89276/
Lyafy89136/
Lafey8981/
Leafy8978/
Latfy8922/
Lajfy891/
Lafyi891/
Laffey803,348/
Laffay801,099/
Leafey8044/
Laifoy8043/
Lafaya807/
Laffoy804/
Lautfy804/
Lafych803/
Lafayt802/
Laufey801/
Laufay801/
Lafoey800/
Lafhoy800/
Lafi7515,368/
Lafa75703/
Lofy75653/
Lafe75482/
Lefy7533/
Lafá753/
Lafj752/
Lafé751/
Lahfaya7365/
Laffaya732/
L'Lafoy731/
Lafeyth730/
Lafet67127,378/
Lotfy67108,710/
Laifa676,444/
Lafer673,688/
Laffi671,152/
Leafe67778/
Lhafi67761/
Latfi67730/
Lefay67692/
Lafee67360/
Lafoi67336/
Lafis67273/
Lafai67271/
Lafit67248/
Lyafi67239/
Lhafe67236/
Laufa67207/
Lofey67146/
Laafi67142/
Lofoy67130/
Lefuy67114/
Laufe6793/
Laffe6791/
Leafa6781/
Laffa6775/
Lofay6764/
Hlafa6762/
Lefoy6759/
Laifi6751/
Lofyi6750/
Laufi6745/
Lafea6741/
Leffy6737/
Loffy6736/
Lafeu6733/
Lefey6731/
Laafa6727/
Lafie6727/
Lafoa6714/
Laefi6711/
Laphy679/
Laife679/
Lhafa679/
Liafi678/
Lafih677/
Lofiy675/
Lafée675/
Leafi674/
Lafha674/
Layfa674/
Lafio674/
Lofyy673/
Lasfi673/
Latfe673/
Liafa673/
Lazfi673/
Lafiz673/
Lahfi673/
Laafe672/
Laïfa672/
Laïfi672/
Lafii671/
Loofy671/
Lawfi671/
Lafui671/
Llafi671/
Lafes671/
Lehfy671/
Leafé671/
Lajfa671/
Lafaj671/
Lafeh671/
Lafez671/
Laffé671/
Lafid671/
Laefe671/

Lafy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lafy in the Arabic language
لفيlfy-
لفىlfy-

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