Layafa Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Layafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Layafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Layafa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Layafa is found most in Argentina. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Layafa.

How Common Is The Last Name Layafa? popularity and diffusion

Layafa is the 4,307,654th most frequently held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Layafa reside; 95 percent reside in South America and 90 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most common in Argentina, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 2,374,634. In Argentina Layafa is mostly concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 78 percent are found, Córdoba Province, where 11 percent are found and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 6 percent are found. Barring Argentina it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Loyfa73245/
Laufa73207/
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Laefa731/
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Laifah67246/
Layfer6745/
Laufau6719/
Lahufa6713/
Leyefa677/
Laiffa676/
Liyofa674/
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Laufai672/
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Loeyfa671/
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Leafea671/
Laiefa671/
Laufay671/
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Lehafa671/
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Laifas671/
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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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  • 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 Layafa
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