Lefaya Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Lefaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Lefaya (8) may also be a first name.
Lefaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lefaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lefaya is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lefaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lefaya is the 10,311,814th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lefaya live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lefaya is also the 4,213,784th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 8 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 17,119,109. Barring Malawi it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 33 percent live and South Africa, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lefay | 91 | 692 | / |
| Lefaa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Lofaya | 83 | 41 | / |
| Lefaye | 83 | 39 | / |
| Lefayt | 83 | 29 | / |
| Lafaya | 83 | 7 | / |
| Lefayi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Lifaya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lefiya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Liefaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Leefay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lefayo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lefaiy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lefa | 80 | 1,732 | / |
| Lefy | 80 | 33 | / |
| Lahfaya | 77 | 65 | / |
| Laffaya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lafay | 73 | 2,629 | / |
| Leffa | 73 | 826 | / |
| Lefuy | 73 | 114 | / |
| Leafa | 73 | 81 | / |
| Leafy | 73 | 78 | / |
| Lofay | 73 | 64 | / |
| Lefai | 73 | 60 | / |
| Lefoy | 73 | 59 | / |
| Lefea | 73 | 48 | / |
| Lefoa | 73 | 47 | / |
| Leffy | 73 | 37 | / |
| Lefey | 73 | 31 | / |
| Lefau | 73 | 24 | / |
| Leifa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Leefa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lefae | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lifay | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lifaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lefha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leyfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lefye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lehfy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lephayap | 71 | 5 | / |
| Laffay | 67 | 1,099 | / |
| Lafaye | 67 | 978 | / |
| Lefait | 67 | 759 | / |
| Lefaux | 67 | 711 | / |
| Lafiya | 67 | 511 | / |
| Lephay | 67 | 314 | / |
| Lafaja | 67 | 146 | / |
| Lefaut | 67 | 99 | / |
| Lefoye | 67 | 67 | / |
| Lafaia | 67 | 48 | / |
| Leafey | 67 | 44 | / |
| Lefeat | 67 | 38 | / |
| Lafayo | 67 | 31 | / |
| Loffay | 67 | 28 | / |
| Lefooa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lafoya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lefeea | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lefais | 67 | 14 | / |
| Leifey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lefhae | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lefoha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lofoya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leffey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lifiya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lefhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leufoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lefaje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lefaue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leafea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lafeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lofaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lofeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lofiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lefuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lefeae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leefye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lifayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lifeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lafaai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lefaud | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lefytt | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lefaya
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