Lifasi Surname

633,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Lifasi Surname Definition:

Lifasi is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: this world.

Lifasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia3431:7,0241,377
Tanzania1301:407,24328,711
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lifasi (817) may also be a first name.

Lifasi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lifasi is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: this world.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lifasi is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: this world.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lifasi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lifasi occurs most in Namibia. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lifasi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 633,196th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,119,390 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lifasi live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 285,953rd most commonly used first name globally, borne by 817 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Namibia, where it is held by 343 people, or 1 in 7,024. In Namibia it is mostly concentrated in: Zambezi Region, where 71 percent are found, Oshikoto Region, where 14 percent are found and Kavango East Region, where 10 percent are found. Beside Namibia this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 27 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liofasi922/
Laifasi921/
Lufasi8335/
Lefasi8311/
Lifasa836/
Lifosi832/
Lifase831/
Lifatse7731/
Lifashe7710/
Lifossi774/
Lefatsi772/
Lefaasi771/
Lefasis771/
Lefasa67338/
Lifese67229/
Lefase6714/
Lufosi678/
Lyfasa676/
Lefosi676/
Lefazi676/
Lifosa672/
Liface671/
Lifesy671/
Lifezi671/
Lefagi671/

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Footnotes

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