Lahiffe Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Lahiffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lahiffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland511:92,3325,140
England431:1,295,76958,667
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Wales51:618,90625,852
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lahiffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lahiffe occurs more in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lahiffe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lahiffe is the 1,718,748th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Lahiffe are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Lahiffe is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 92,332. In Ireland Lahiffe is primarily concentrated in: Munster, where 69 percent reside, Leinster, where 27 percent reside and Connaught, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Ireland Lahiffe is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 38 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Lahiffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lahiffe has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Lahiffe last name expanded 464 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,075 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lahiffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lahiffe last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lahiff921,140/
Leahiff860/
Lahif8318/
Lahifi772/
Leaife770/
Laheff770/
Laeffer712/
Lahittf711/
Lohifer710/
Lahew6737/
Lahef672/
Leaif671/
Laefe671/
Lahaefer670/

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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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  • 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 Lahiffe
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