Laif Surname

1,088,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Laif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan681:2,627,11622,516
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
India591:13,001,108227,026
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Laif (403) may also be a first name.

Laif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laif (Hindi: लईफ, Marathi: लईफ़, Russian: Лаиф) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,088,856th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Laif are found; 56 percent are found in South Asia and 38 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Laif is also the 429,755th most widespread first name on earth, held by 403 people.

It is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 2,627,116. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Punjab, where 68 percent reside, Balochistan, where 15 percent reside and Sindh, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Pakistan Laif is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 27 percent reside and India, where 26 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laitf8944/
Laiif8919/
Laife899/
Laief897/
Layif897/
Lajif892/
Laiff891/
Lif861,431/
Laf86842/
Laiief801/
Laifhs801/
Liaief801/
Laieef801/
Laifth801/
Laiiff801/
Laib7534,355/
Leaf756,194/
Lauf752,203/
Life75953/
Leif75901/
Lief75820/
Liff75740/
Layf75574/
Laff75562/
Lafe75482/
Luif75474/
Latf75329/
Laaf75175/
Lyaf75140/
Laiv7562/
Lifh7545/
Lipf7543/
Laft7534/
Lhaf7531/
Lift7528/
Laiw7520/
Loif7518/
Lijf759/
Laef758/
Livf757/
Hlif756/
Lisf755/
Lawf755/
Lafs754/
Lifs754/
Lapf753/
Lazf753/
Lihf752/
Lafh752/
Litf752/
Liwf752/
Lasf752/
Lajf752/
Lhif752/
Ladf751/
Liaf751/
Lizf751/
Lahf751/
Lgif751/
Lidf751/
Lafp751/
Lafz751/
Liof750/
Laifová731/
Laieb676,894/
Lauff671,575/
Laufs671,229/
Leafe67778/
Lahaf67403/
Lhafe67236/
Lieff67232/
Lashf67231/
Laufe6793/
Laffe6791/
Lajib6779/
Luijf6768/
Leife6759/
Laaff6750/
Leaff6748/
Leipf6743/
Lauft6738/
Laiev6722/
Latff6716/
Lehaf6715/
Leiff6713/
Luiyf6712/
Leifs679/
Llasf679/
Lliff678/
Laiab678/
Liffe676/
Leift676/
Layef675/
Laiuw675/
Hlaft675/
Liaft675/
Laiuv674/
Lattf674/
Laiph673/
Lawef673/
Latfe673/
Liaib673/
Lajaf673/
Laafe672/
Lauwf672/
Laiov672/
Glief672/
Hleif672/
Laivd671/
Luief671/
Luisf671/
Liyaf671/
Laffs671/
Laibh671/
Lajiv671/
Leafs671/
Laudf671/
Lawff671/
Lahff671/
Laaib671/
Layaf671/
Loife671/
Hlift671/
Leitf671/
Layfh671/
Layuf671/
Laaft671/
Lyaff671/
Luiof671/
Lgafh671/
Lihff671/
Lijjf671/
Laiyb671/
Lathf671/
Lazft671/
Lifft670/
Lafft670/

Laif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laif in the Marathi language
लईफ़la'ifa-
Laif in the Hindi language
लईफla'ipha98.65
Laif in the Russian language
Лаифlaif-

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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 Laif
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