Lafyette Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lafyette Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lafyette Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Lafyette (11) may also be a first name.

Lafyette Last Name Facts

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

Lafyette occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lafyette click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafyette? popularity and diffusion

Lafyette is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lafyette reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 11 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is primarily found in: Washington, where 43 percent are found, Delaware, where 14 percent are found and Maryland, where 14 percent are found.

Lafyette Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lafyette has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lafyette last name increased 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lafyette Last Name Statistics demography

Lafyette earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.94% less than the national average, earning $18,150 USD per year.

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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 Lafyette
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