Laifon Surname

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

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Laifon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laifon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013

Laifon Last Name Facts

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

Laifon is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laifon? popularity and diffusion

Laifon is the 5,812,366th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 36 percent of Laifon reside; 36 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 27 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

The surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 2,717,906. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 27 percent live and Cameroon, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laifong923/
Lafon9118,067/
Lifon9146/
Laiifong861/
Lafond8321,578/
Lafont8312,230/
Laffon831,627/
Lafoon83590/
Lafone83235/
Lafong8382/
Lifont8319/
Laifan8315/
Lifong8314/
Lawfon8313/
Liffon833/
Laifun833/
Lipfon831/
Ladfon831/
Lifone831/
Llafon831/
Lyafon831/
Leifon831/
Lifoon831/
Lifoun831/
Lafoun831/
Laufon830/
Layfon830/
Laafon830/
Laffont778,176/
Laffoon771,940/
Laffond77544/
Lasfont7765/
Lafontt7743/
Laifang7741/
Lafonck7715/
Lafoone779/
Lawfoon773/
Lafount772/
Laffuon772/
Laifung772/
Lafonth772/
Lafotin772/
Laffone771/
Laffoun771/
Lafoint771/
Lafound771/
Leafond771/
Lafoont771/
Lafoune771/
Lafoung771/
Liofojn771/
Layfong770/
Leifont770/
Lafosen770/
Lifan73121/
Lafan7377/
Lefon7374/
Lifun7347/
Lafón739/
Lafun732/
Lyfon731/
Lafom730/
Laffontt7172/
Lifonova715/
Lafonova711/
Leaffoon710/
Lafongue710/
Laffan672,269/
Laphon67512/
Liphon67478/
Lefont67203/
Lifang67203/
Lafane67121/
Lafang6780/
Lafant6736/
Leffon6730/
Lefond6727/
Lefone6726/
Lefohn6721/
Leefon6720/
Lifung6715/
Lefong6711/
Laufun6711/
Lavohn679/
Lafand678/
Lahfan677/
Lafung675/
Laufan675/
Lafoom674/
Hlifan674/
Lafaun673/
Lafune673/
Lefoin673/
Laffun673/
Lapfun672/
Laffón672/
Leifan672/
Lyfond671/
Lafund671/
Loufon671/
Leafan671/
Lafoum671/
Laffom671/
Lasfan671/
Liffan670/
Lafann670/
Lasfom670/

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