Larfa Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Larfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Larfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria711:544,10638,132
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
France591:1,125,809120,603
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
England31:18,572,686338,250
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Larfa (37) may also be a first name.

Larfa Last Name Facts

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

Larfa (Arabic: لعرفا) occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Larfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,140,742nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Larfa reside; 34 percent reside in North Africa and 34 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 37 people.

Larfa is most common in Algeria, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 544,106. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Guelma Province, where 97 percent live, Adrar Province, where 1 percent live and Algiers Province, where 1 percent live. Apart from Algeria Larfa occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 31 percent live and France, where 28 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lairfa913/
Laerfa911/
Larfi802,960/
Lorfa8015/
Lerfa801/
Larfo801/
Larfe801/
Laarfi733/
Hlarfo731/
Larfoi731/
Lorfi603/
Lorfo601/
Lorfei559/
Lorffe551/
Lorfeh551/
Lorfis551/
Lorfiss501/
Lerfouh501/

Larfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Larfa in the Arabic language
لعرفاlrfa-

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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 Larfa
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