Laufa Surname
Approximately 207 people bear this surname
Laufa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 175 | 1:46,593 | 5,775 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
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.
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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 Laufa
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