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 found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laufa? popularity and diffusion

Laufa is the 1,155,901st most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. This last name 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 numerous first name in the world, held by 38 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 46,593. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Gulf, where 58 percent reside, National Capital District, where 34 percent reside and Central, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name 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
  • 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 Laufa
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