Lafiki Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Lafiki Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Lafiki (106) may also be a first name.
Lafiki Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lafiki Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lafiki is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafiki? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Lafiki occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lafiki live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Lafiki is also the 915,176th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 106 people.
The surname Lafiki is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Lafiki is mostly found in: Mubende District, where 40 percent are found, Kiruhura District, where 20 percent are found and Mukono District, where 20 percent are found. Other than Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafaiki | 92 | 2 | / |
| Lafikyi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lafika | 83 | 18 | / |
| Lafikes | 77 | 47 | / |
| Lafichi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Laffika | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lafiske | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lafisky | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lafica | 67 | 68 | / |
| Lefike | 67 | 41 | / |
| Lofika | 67 | 38 | / |
| Lofeki | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lafice | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lafickaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lafeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loufeki | 62 | 5 | / |
| Lafiche | 62 | 3 | / |
| Laffica | 62 | 1 | / |
| Leficoi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Laffiche | 57 | 54 | / |
| Loufekis | 57 | 8 | / |
| Laufecker | 53 | 1 | / |
| Lefeke | 50 | 22 | / |
| Lofuke | 50 | 21 | / |
| Lofeke | 50 | 21 | / |
| Lofice | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Lafiki
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