Lafaye is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Lafaye
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France
Meaning: Name worn in Perigord and more generally in the South West. See Faye.

How popular is Lafaye?

Lafaye is common in France.

Lafaye is ranked 106283 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Lafayes grew by 16.0221 per cent to 210 since 2000 and ranked 88336 after elevating 5505 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 77.14 78.45
Hispanic or Latino 19.52 18.23
Black 2.86 0
Lafaye is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in France which may be its originating country too. Around 3883 people have been found who wears Lafaye as their family name. Lafaye is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
96,935 Spain10
10,686 Costa Rica3
54,641 Sweden2
20,595 China2
1,704,541 India1
7,314 Bolivia1
174,544 Czech Republic1
169,904 Brazil1
24,421 Slovakia1
5,467 Haiti1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
16,640 Hong Kong1
29,046 Japan1
91,024 Belgium1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
36,547 Switzerland27
126,462 England22
189,966 Canada11
Countries with hundreds of Lafaye:
80,777 United States294
Countries with thousands of Lafaye:
2,037 France3,502

Comments

W
Wilford Discher
Lafaye is a frequent surname in the south and central massif represents a topographic name from the fageus Latin derivative of Fagus beech, with sense of beechwood forest, that is to say a plantation of beeches, name locality.

Lafaye Namesakes

  • Thomas Lafayette Houchins Jr., Police officer
  • Andrée Lafayette, Actor
  • Andrée Lafayette, Actor
  • Charles Lafayette Bane, Author
  • Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, Political figure
  • George Lafayette Beal, American Politician
  • John Lafayette Camp, Lawyer
  • Christiana Lafayette, Costume designer
  • William Lafayette Darling, Civil engineer
  • Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, Political figure

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