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
The last name Lafiki is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lafiki? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 106 people.
The surname Lafiki is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda Lafiki is mostly concentrated in: Mubende District, where 40 percent live, Kiruhura District, where 20 percent live and Mukono District, where 20 percent live. Aside from Uganda it is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live.
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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