Liefo Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Liefo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liefo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2661:203,67621,747
Lesotho1351:15,0563,272

Liefo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liefo is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Liefo.

How Common Is The Last Name Liefo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 725,073rd most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 18,173,431 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Liefo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 266 people, or 1 in 203,676. In South Africa it is most common in: Free State, where 84 percent reside, Gauteng, where 11 percent reside and North West, where 3 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Liefo occurs in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 34 percent reside.

Liefo Last Name Statistics demography

Liefo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.01% less than the national average, earning R 116,424 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lieafo917/
Lifo89517/
Lefo8957/
Lifoa80398/
Lefou8075/
Lefoy8059/
Lefuo8056/
Lefoa8047/
Leffo8036/
Liufo8025/
Laifo8017/
Leufo8017/
Lifou8011/
Lifos808/
Lifot805/
Lifop805/
Liofo803/
Lefos803/
Lefoi802/
Leyfo801/
Lefot801/
Lifoo801/
Leafo801/
Liffo801/
Loifo801/
Lifoh801/
Lifoz801/
Leifo801/
Laefo801/
Lleufo73237/
Leoifo7344/
Laifoy7343/
Laifoo7331/
Lefooa7318/
Leupfo7318/
Laifoi7313/
Leifoh739/
Lifoss735/
Lefoss733/
Lefoha733/
Liyefa733/
Ledfod733/
Lefoch733/
Leefoo732/
Leuffo731/
Liefaa731/
Leafou731/
Leutfo731/
Leufoy731/
Liffgo731/
Laifou731/
Laifot731/
Lefoot731/
Lledfo731/
Liofho731/
Laiefa731/
Lejafo731/
Lipfou731/
Liffoy730/
Leifos730/
Lifa679,581/
Lefa671,732/
Lufo67173/
Liephoi672/
Leiyefa671/
Lesfouh671/
Laiyefa671/
Laieefa671/
Lipfoot670/
Letfoot670/
Leffott670/

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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 Liefo
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