Ladifa Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ladifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ladifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2671:77,7879,575
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Ladifa (2,498) may also be a first name.

Ladifa Last Name Facts

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

Ladifa has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ladifa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 870,423rd most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. Ladifa is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Ladifa are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 38 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Ladifa is also the 147,706th most numerous given name in the world, held by 2,498 people.

The last name Ladifa is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 267 people, or 1 in 77,787. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 65 percent reside, North Region, where 21 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 10 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ladifah9216/
Ladhifa925/
Ladiofa921/
Laddifa921/
Ladhifah867/
Ladefa8312/
Lodifa836/
Ladife832/
Ladifi831/
Loudifa77546/
Lahdifi772/
Ladefe671/
Ladefou621/
Lahdeefi575/
Lodufo501/
Lodefi501/

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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 Ladifa
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