Laufa Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

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

Laufa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laufa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1751:46,5935,775
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Laufa (38) may also be a first name.

Laufa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laufa is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laufa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Laufa is the 1,155,901st most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 85 percent of Laufa are found; 85 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 85 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 38 people.

Laufa is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 46,593. In Papua New Guinea Laufa is most numerous in: Gulf, where 58 percent reside, National Capital District, where 34 percent reside and Central, where 5 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laufau9119/
Lahufa9113/
Laufai912/
Laufay911/
Laufoa911/
Lajufa911/
Lafa89703/
Lufa89175/
Laudfas832/
Laufooa831/
Laifa806,444/
Lutfa803,951/
Lafau803,186/
Lafay802,629/
Loufa80600/
Lahfa80532/
Lafai80271/
Lafah80224/
Lufaj80151/
Lafat80140/
Lufau80110/
Laufe8093/
Leafa8081/
Laffa8075/
Hlafa8062/
Lufai8059/
Laufi8045/
Leufa8043/
Lafea8041/
Liufa8040/
Lafas8029/
Laafa8027/
Luifa8024/
Lafad8018/
Lafoa8014/
Lafaz8013/
Lyufa8012/
Lhafa809/
Luffa807/
Luofa806/
Lafha804/
Layfa804/
Latfa803/
Liafa803/
Laïfa802/
Lufea802/
Lasfa801/
Lufas801/
Lufat801/
Lufoa801/
Lajfa801/
Lafaj801/
Lafaś801/
Laefa801/
Laufhead771/
Laufheat770/
Laufer7314,617/
Laffay731,099/
Luthfa73467/
Layefa73402/
Lafaut73381/
Lafaux73338/
Laifah73246/
Liufau73243/
Lafaja73146/
Lautfi73142/
Lahfas73136/
Lachfa73136/
Louffa73107/
Lufaya7365/
Loufas7362/
Lafaia7348/
Lahafa7346/
Laufou7343/
Leuffa7340/
Lafhaj7323/
Lafait7322/
Lajafa7321/
Layafa7321/
Liufai7318/
Laiafa7317/
Liaffa7316/
Laffea7315/
Lahuva7315/
Lafeae7312/
Lauffi7310/
Lufaut7310/
Lasfas739/
Liafat738/
Lafaud737/
Lafaya737/
Lahufi736/
Laiffa736/
Liafas735/
Loyafa735/
Lautfy734/
Lafadh734/
Latfat734/
Laatfa734/
Laffas734/
Lathfa733/
Lauefi733/
Laffah733/
Layifa733/
Lafhas732/
Loufai732/
Liyafa732/
Lafayt732/
Loufat732/
Laffai732/
Lutfaa731/
Luufau731/
Loufha731/
Lafatz731/
Lafeat731/
Lahfaa731/
Laifai731/
Laufey731/
Leafea731/
Laiefa731/
Lawfat731/
Laffat731/
Llaufo731/
Luyafa731/
Loufaî731/
Loufaï731/
Luifai731/
Lashfa731/
Laufed731/
Laufet731/
Laufie731/
Lafash731/
Lafass731/
Lafauz731/
Lawfad731/
Lasfaa731/
Lehafa731/
Lassfa731/
Laisfa731/
Llatfa731/
Laifas731/
Lafaai731/
Lafast730/
Lafais730/
Laffau730/
Lafaus730/
Lafi6715,368/
Lauffer673,571/
Lofa672,221/
Lufi671,639/
Lafy67893/
Lafe67482/
Lafo67186/
Lufo67173/
Laaffat67170/
Lufe67154/
Lahfaya6765/
Lyaufer6736/
Lauefer6730/
Laffaux6727/
Laifatt6715/
Lauffet6712/
Lafaitt6711/
Lafatch6711/
Loufeah6711/
Laffait674/
Lafhais674/
Lafahaj674/
Lahfaia673/
Lafá673/
Laffeas672/
Louffat672/
Laffaya672/
Lafj672/
Liyafat671/
Lafeath671/
Laieefa671/
Laifait671/
Lassffa671/
Laioufi671/
Laouefi671/
Layefai671/
Lafé671/
Lufaaya671/
Lufí671/
Lafó671/
Lafaidz671/
Lasfaha671/
Hlafuha671/
Lufj671/
Leufaut670/
Laupfer670/
Laufher670/
Lufy670/
Lafeast670/

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