Laifaoui Surname
Approximately 2,935 people bear this surname
Laifaoui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2,919 | 1:13,235 | 2,354 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
The alternate forms: Laïfaoui (2) are calculated separately.
Laifaoui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laifaoui Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Laifaoui occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Laïfaoui. For other possible spellings of Laifaoui click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laifaoui? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 150,307th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,482,980 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Laifaoui are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Mahgreb.
The surname Laifaoui is most frequent in Algeria, where it is carried by 2,919 people, or 1 in 13,235. In Algeria Laifaoui is primarily found in: Bouïra Province, where 28 percent reside, Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 15 percent reside and Algiers Province, where 15 percent reside. Besides Algeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Laifaoui
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