Laifen Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Laifen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laifen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Laifen (2,628) may also be a first name.

Laifen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laifen occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laifen? popularity and diffusion

Laifen is the 5,812,366th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Laifen is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Laifen live; 64 percent live in Central Africa and 64 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Laifen is also the 143,308th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 2,628 people.

This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,967,010. In Cameroon Laifen is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 27 percent are found and China, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laifeng9210/
Lafen91184/
Lifen9172/
Liffen83230/
Lifeng83183/
Laffen83134/
Laufen83121/
Lafeen8384/
Lahfen8358/
Lafehn8310/
Litfen836/
Leifen833/
Lafent831/
Lafien831/
Lihfen831/
Leafen830/
Lafend830/
Lifn801/
Laffien7739/
Laffend7711/
Lafendt777/
Leifeng777/
Lauffen772/
Laffent771/
Lawfenc771/
Laphien770/
Laeffen770/
Lafin73364/
Lifin7334/
Lefen7333/
Lafyn735/
Lafhn731/
Lafne731/
Lifne731/
Lafnn730/
Leafgeen711/
Laffin673,626/
Litfin671,190/
Leufen67399/
Liphen67363/
Lafina67336/
Laphen67113/
Leffen6762/
Laphin6759/
Lifina6729/
Liffin6725/
Lahfin6722/
Leefen6716/
Loefen6713/
Lipfin678/
Latfem674/
Lafing674/
Laffyn672/
Letfen671/
Layfin671/
Lifink671/
Leyhaufen671/
Lavfne671/
Lefeng671/
Lyofen671/
Loufen671/
Lafink670/
Lafind670/
Laufin670/
Lafinn670/

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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 Laifen
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