Lafulu Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lafulu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lafulu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099

Lafulu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lafulu is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lafulu.

How Common Is The Last Name Lafulu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lafulu is the 2,506,728th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lafulu are found; 58 percent are found in Central Africa and 58 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 42 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laufulu929/
Lafoulou86221/
Lafullut860/
Lofulu8334/
Lafilu8314/
Laufilu7767/
Lafoğlu7731/
Lefoulou715/
Loufoulou679/
Lepfoulou671/
Lafolou621/
Lephulu621/
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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 Lafulu
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