Globally, Lafa (Lav 
, Lafa 
, ลาฟา 
) is a common male given name. The forename Lafa is characteristic of India, where it is quite a rare male name, Israel, where it is quite a rare dominantly male, but infrequently girly name, and Mauritius, where it is quite a rare male name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in India, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. Much less frequently, Lafa is the last name as well as the forename.