Lifai Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lifai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lifai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1051:672,746112,498
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Lifai (28) may also be a first name.

Lifai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lifai (Hindi: लिफाई) is borne by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lifai? popularity and diffusion

Lifai is the 1,497,948th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Lifai reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 75 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Lifai is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 28 people.

The surname Lifai is most numerous in Thailand, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 672,746. In Thailand it is most frequent in: Loei Province, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Thailand this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liufai9118/
Laifai911/
Luifai911/
Lifa899,581/
Lifi89450/
Laifait831/
Laifa806,444/
Liffa801,259/
Loifa80572/
Lifio80530/
Hlifi80468/
Lifoa80398/
Luifi80201/
Lifau80140/
Lifas80121/
Leifi80111/
Lifah8081/
Lefai8060/
Lufai8059/
Laifi8051/
Liufa8040/
Litfi8037/
Lifei8036/
Lifae8032/
Lipfa8024/
Luifa8024/
Lifat8020/
Leifa8012/
Lisfi8011/
Lifit808/
Lifis805/
Lisfa804/
Lifad804/
Liffi804/
Lifay803/
Lifui802/
Lifap802/
Lifea802/
Lifii802/
Lifaa801/
Liufi801/
Liofa801/
Lifaj801/
Lifie800/
Lefait73759/
Laifah73246/
Liufau73243/
Liffah73157/
Liphai73111/
Lufayi7359/
Laifis7332/
Lifaat7322/
Liofae7319/
Lefais7314/
Laifoi7313/
Lifoia7312/
Leifat7312/
Loifah7311/
Lifijo737/
Laiffa736/
Liufei736/
Lefayi735/
Laifid734/
Lifiya733/
Litfiy732/
Luifau732/
Lifaya732/
Leifah732/
Laiffi732/
Livfau731/
Lifatt731/
Hlifat731/
H'Lifi731/
Lefaiy731/
Lijfih731/
Lifaut731/
Lifayo731/
Lifeya731/
Lifiyo731/
Lifuia731/
Lefhai731/
Laisfa731/
Liefaa731/
Liefie731/
Lithfi731/
Laifas731/
Liffas730/
Lefa671,732/
Life67953/
Lufa67175/
Lefaist6747/
Lifiyah6724/
Laifatt6715/
Lify6713/
Liffaud677/
Leifeit676/
Lifouya674/
Lyfa674/
Littfay672/
D'Leifa671/
Léfa671/
Liffaut671/
Lifj671/
Leiffit670/

Lifai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lifai in the Hindi language
लिफाईlipha'i-

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