Lifa Surname

53,313th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3,8171:4,485624
Algeria2,1111:18,3003,362
Tanzania1,6111:32,8633,861
Bangladesh7211:221,0227,250
Zimbabwe4231:36,4975,646
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Indonesia2651:499,05440,843
France1191:558,17475,634
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Albania261:112,07910,267
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
England41:13,929,515290,718
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Lifa (5,187) may also be a first name.

Lifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lifa (Hindi: लीफा, Russian: Лифа) is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lifa.

How Common Is The Last Name Lifa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 53,313th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 760,625 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Lifa are found; 45 percent are found in Southern Africa and 45 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lifa is also the 94,034th most common forename globally, held by 5,187 people.

Lifa is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 3,817 people, or 1 in 4,485. Outside of Malawi Lifa exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 22 percent reside and Tanzania, where 17 percent reside.

Lifa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lifa has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lifa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lifa last name is chiefly Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.

The amount Lifa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.79% less than the national average, earning R 59,904 per year and in United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laifa896,444/
Liffa891,259/
Loifa89572/
Lifoa89398/
Lifai89140/
Lifau89140/
Lifas89121/
Lifah8981/
Liufa8940/
Lipfa8924/
Luifa8924/
Lifat8920/
Leifa8912/
Lisfa894/
Lifad894/
Lifay893/
Lifap892/
Lifea892/
Lifaa891/
Liofa891/
Lifaj891/
Laifah80246/
Liufau80243/
Liffah80157/
Lifaat8022/
Liufai8018/
Leifat8012/
Loifah8011/
Laiffa806/
Luifau802/
Lifaya802/
Leifah802/
Livfau801/
Lifatt801/
Laifai801/
Hlifat801/
Luifai801/
Lifaut801/
Laisfa801/
Liefaa801/
Laifas801/
Liffas800/
Lefa751,732/
Life75953/
Lifo75517/
Lifi75450/
Lufa75175/
Lify7513/
Lyfa754/
Léfa751/
Lifj751/
Laifatt7315/
Liffaud737/
Loifeau732/
Littfay732/
Laifait731/
D'Leifa731/
Liffaut731/
Leffa67826/
Lefas67804/
Lefay67692/
Lipha67544/
Lifio67530/
Hlifi67468/
Liefo67401/
Lifer67384/
Loyfa67245/
Luifi67201/
Lifee67140/
Leifi67111/
Lufau67110/
Livah6797/
Letfa6782/
Leafa6781/
Lefai6760/
Leife6759/
Lufai6759/
Laifi6751/
Lefea6748/
Lefoa6747/
Leufa6743/
Lefad6738/
Litfi6737/
Lifei6736/
Liufo6725/
Lefau6724/
Laifo6717/
Lifou6711/
Lisfi6711/
Lefat6710/
Laife679/
Lifit678/
Lefah678/
Lifos678/
Luffa677/
Leefa677/
Liffe676/
Lefaa676/
Lifis675/
Lifes675/
Lifot675/
Lifop675/
Lifey674/
Lehfa674/
Layfa674/
Liffi674/
Liffy674/
Littfass674/
Liofo673/
Lifeh673/
Lifui672/
Liefe672/
Lifet672/
Lifeu672/
Lifii672/
Lufea672/
Lifed671/
Liffo671/
Leyfa671/
Lesfa671/
Lefga671/
Leifheat671/
Lifoo671/
Loife671/
Loifo671/
Lèfas671/
Lajfa671/
Lefha671/
Leifo671/
Lifoh671/
Lifoz671/
Lifie670/

Lifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lifa in the Hindi language
लीफाlipha-
Lifa in the Russian language
Лифаlifa-

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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 Lifa
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