Lifafu Surname

227,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lifafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lifafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,7791:41,5295,100
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lifafu (83) may also be a first name.

Lifafu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lifafu is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lifafu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lifafu is the 227,707th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,091,828 people. The surname Lifafu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lifafu reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 100 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most widely held first name in the world, held by 83 people.

Lifafu is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,779 people, or 1 in 41,529. Barring The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 0 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lifafe8311/
Lifufu835/
Lufafu832/
Lifafo831/
Lifafa831/
Livfau831/
Lifefu831/
Lifaefi77138/
Lifaifi7734/
Lufuafu774/
Liffafa771/
Lifaefe771/
Lifif7373/
Lafaf7355/
Livaf738/
Lefaf735/
Lavfu734/
Lfaff730/
Lufuafua71602/
Lifayefi711/
Lifaivui711/
Lifofi674,563/
Lifofe67328/
Lufafa67186/
Lofafa67186/
Lofofu67123/
Lefafa6795/
Lifavi6789/
Lafafi6779/
Lifife6772/
Lafifa6754/
Lifefo6748/
Lififi6724/
Lifofa6723/
Lifofo6721/
Leifif6721/
Livoff6716/
Lafifu6711/
Luvafu675/
Lefafe674/
Lifova673/
Liffif672/
Lufafi671/
Lofafe671/
Lofafi671/
Lofafo671/
Lufifa671/
Lovifa671/
Lifaev671/
Laffuf671/
Lafouf671/
Lafafe671/
Lufafo671/
Lafafa671/
Lifefa671/
Lafiff671/
Liffef670/
Lefiff670/
Liphauphau5041/

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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 Lifafu
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