Leifa Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Leifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Leifa (48) may also be a first name.

Leifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leifa is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Leifa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leifa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Leifa occurs mostly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Leifa are found; 67 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 58 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Leifa is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 48 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea Leifa is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 86 percent reside and West Sepik, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 8 percent reside and American Samoa, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leifat9112/
Leifah912/
Lifa899,581/
Lefa891,732/
D'Leifa831/
Laifa806,444/
Liffa801,259/
Leffa80826/
Lefas80804/
Lefay80692/
Loifa80572/
Lifoa80398/
Lifai80140/
Lifau80140/
Lifas80121/
Leifi80111/
Letfa8082/
Lifah8081/
Leafa8081/
Lefai8060/
Leife8059/
Lefea8048/
Lefoa8047/
Leufa8043/
Lefad8038/
Lefau8024/
Lipfa8024/
Luifa8024/
Lifat8020/
Lefat8010/
Lefah808/
Leefa807/
Lefaa806/
Lisfa804/
Lifad804/
Lehfa804/
Lifay803/
Liafa803/
Lifap802/
Lifea802/
Lifaa801/
Leyfa801/
Lesfa801/
Lefga801/
Liofa801/
Lefha801/
Leifo801/
Laefa801/
Lifaj801/
Leifheat771/
Leifer733,173/
Leffad731,025/
Lefait73759/
Lefaux73711/
Layefa73402/
Laifah73246/
Liffah73157/
Leffat73103/
Lefaut7399/
Leuffa7340/
Lefeat7338/
Lefayt7329/
Lifaat7322/
Lefeau7319/
Lefooa7318/
Laiafa7317/
Liaffa7316/
Lefeea7315/
Leivah7314/
Lefais7314/
Loifah7311/
Leffas7310/
Leifoh739/
Liafat738/
Leyefa737/
Leifey736/
Laiffa736/
Liafas735/
Liyofa734/
Lefaya733/
Liyefa733/
Layifa733/
Lefass733/
Lefoha733/
Luifau732/
Lifaya732/
Liyafa732/
Livfau731/
Liafau731/
Lifatt731/
Laifai731/
Leipfe731/
Leipha731/
Hlifat731/
Leafea731/
Lefadh731/
Laiefa731/
Luifai731/
Leifet731/
Leiofi731/
Lefuha731/
Lefach731/
Lefast731/
Lefeae731/
Leefat731/
Leefay731/
Lifaut731/
Lesfat731/
Lejifi731/
Lefgaa731/
Lehafa731/
Laisfa731/
Liefaa731/
Loeyfa731/
Loiofa731/
Laifas731/
Leiffe731/
Lefaud730/
Leifos730/
Liffas730/
Life67953/
Lafa67703/
Lefi67630/
Lifo67517/
Lifi67450/
Lefe67346/
Leiffer67191/
Lefeaux67121/
Lefo6757/
Lefaist6747/
Leefatt6733/
Lefy6733/
Lewfatt6732/
Laifatt6715/
Lify6713/
Leffaux678/
Liffaud677/
Leifeit676/
Leiffet674/
Lyfa674/
Lefault672/
Loifeau672/
Littfay672/
Liyafat671/
Laieefa671/
Laifait671/
Lehfeah671/
Layefai671/
Léfa671/
Lefé671/
Leffass671/
Liffaut671/
Leefazs671/
Lifj671/
Leufaut670/
Leifett670/
Leiffit670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leifa
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