Lanfa Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Lanfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1591:831,75662,946
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Lanfa (1,685) may also be a first name.

Lanfa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lanfa (Arabic: لنفا, Russian: Ланфа) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanfa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lanfa is the 1,290,735th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Lanfa reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 187,449th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 1,685 people.

The surname Lanfa is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 831,756. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 76 percent reside and East Java, where 24 percent reside. Not including Indonesia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lanfai9132/
Lyanfa9114/
Lanfah911/
Lanfad911/
Lianfa911/
Lanfeat831/
Lanfass830/
Lamfa8062/
Lonfa8026/
Lanfo809/
Lanfe803/
Lanfi803/
Lanfy801/
Lanfer731,146/
Lonfat73355/
Lonfay7376/
Lamfay738/
Lanfei732/
Lamfai732/
Laumfa732/
Lanfih731/
Lanfes731/
Lonfai731/
Lanfed731/
Lanpha730/
Lanfest672/
Lanfitt671/
Lanfeer670/
Lanfoid670/
Lanffer670/

Lanfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lanfa in the Russian language
Ланфаlanfa-
Lanfa in the Arabic language
لنفاlnfa-

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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 Lanfa
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