Laifa Surname

76,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Laifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria5,9031:6,5441,086
France3531:188,16629,257
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
England221:2,532,63991,802
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China21:683,660,78330,601
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

The alternate forms: Laïfa (2) are calculated separately.

Laifa (5,260) may also be a first name.

Laifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laifa (Hindi: लईफा) has its highest incidence in Algeria. It can also be found in the variant forms: Laïfa. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laifa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 76,104th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,130,904 people. Laifa occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Laifa reside; 92 percent reside in North Africa and 92 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 93,220th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 5,260 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 5,903 people, or 1 in 6,544. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Skikda Province, where 48 percent live, Sétif Province, where 11 percent live and Tébessa Province, where 11 percent live. Not including Algeria this surname exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in France, where 5 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Laifa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Laifa surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Laifa earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.9% less than the national average, earning $42,762 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laïfa932/
Laifah91246/
Laiafa9117/
Laiffa916/
Layifa913/
Laifai911/
Laiefa911/
Laisfa911/
Laifas911/
Lifa899,581/
Lafa89703/
Laifatt8315/
Laieefa831/
Laifait831/
Lafau803,186/
Lafay802,629/
Liffa801,259/
Loifa80572/
Lahfa80532/
Lifoa80398/
Lafai80271/
Lafah80224/
Laufa80207/
Lifai80140/
Lafat80140/
Lifau80140/
Lifas80121/
Lifah8081/
Leafa8081/
Laffa8075/
Hlafa8062/
Laifi8051/
Lafea8041/
Lafas8029/
Laafa8027/
Lipfa8024/
Luifa8024/
Lifat8020/
Lafad8018/
Laifo8017/
Lafoa8014/
Lafaz8013/
Leifa8012/
Laife809/
Lhafa809/
Lisfa804/
Lafha804/
Lifad804/
Layfa804/
Lifay803/
Latfa803/
Liafa803/
Lifap802/
Lifea802/
Lifaa801/
Lasfa801/
Liofa801/
Lajfa801/
Lafaj801/
Lafaś801/
Laefa801/
Lifaj801/
Laffay731,099/
Layefa73402/
Lafaut73381/
Lafaux73338/
Laifer73248/
Liffah73157/
Lafaja73146/
Lahfas73136/
Lachfa73136/
Lafaia7348/
Lahafa7346/
Laifoy7343/
Laifis7332/
Laifoo7331/
Lafhaj7323/
Laipha7322/
Lifaat7322/
Lafait7322/
Lajafa7321/
Layafa7321/
Laufau7319/
Liaffa7316/
Laffea7315/
Laifoi7313/
Lahufa7313/
Leifat7312/
Lafeae7312/
Loifah7311/
Lasfas739/
Liafat738/
Lafaud737/
Lafaya737/
Liafas735/
Loyafa735/
Laifid734/
Lafadh734/
Latfat734/
Laatfa734/
Laffas734/
Liyofa734/
Lathfa733/
Laffah733/
Liyefa733/
Luifau732/
Lifaya732/
Lafhas732/
Leifah732/
Liyafa732/
Lafayt732/
Laufai732/
Laffai732/
Laiffi732/
Livfau731/
Liafau731/
Lifatt731/
Lafatz731/
Lafeat731/
Lahfaa731/
Laiafi731/
Laivah731/
Hlifat731/
Leafea731/
Laufay731/
Lawfat731/
Laffat731/
Luyafa731/
Luifai731/
Lashfa731/
Laufoa731/
Lajufa731/
Lafash731/
Lafass731/
Lafauz731/
Laifot731/
Laifou731/
Lifaut731/
Lawfad731/
Lasfaa731/
Lehafa731/
Lassfa731/
Laiefi731/
Liefaa731/
Loiofa731/
Llatfa731/
Lafaai731/
Lafast730/
Lafais730/
Liffas730/
Laffau730/
Lafaus730/
Lafi6715,368/
Lefa671,732/
Life67953/
Lafy67893/
Lifo67517/
Lafe67482/
Lifi67450/
Lafo67186/
Laaffat67170/
Lahfaya6765/
Laiphat6736/
Laffaux6727/
Lify6713/
Lafaitt6711/
Lafatch6711/
Liffaud677/
Lyaifer674/
Laffait674/
Lafahaj674/
Lyfa674/
Lahfaia673/
Lafá673/
Laudfas672/
Loifeau672/
Littfay672/
Laffeas672/
Laffaya672/
Lafj672/
Liyafat671/
Lafeath671/
Lassffa671/
D'Leifa671/
Laioufi671/
Layefai671/
Léfa671/
Lafé671/
Laufooa671/
Lafó671/
Lafaidz671/
Liffaut671/
Lasfaha671/
Hlafuha671/
Lifj671/
Laiphai671/
Lafeast670/

Laifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laifa in the Hindi language
लईफाla'ipha58.33
लाइफाla'ipha25
लइफाla'ipha8.33
़लईफाla'ipha8.33

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Footnotes

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