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
The last name Lefaya is found most frequently in Malawi. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lefaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lefaya live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 8 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 17,119,109. Barring Malawi this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and South Africa, where 33 percent are found.
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
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- 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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