Lifau Surname

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

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

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

Lifau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lifau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Lifau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lifau is found most in The DR Congo. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lifau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lifau is the 1,497,948th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname Lifau occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lifau reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 137 people, or 1 in 539,267. Barring The DR Congo it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liufau91243/
Luifau912/
Lifaut911/
Livfau911/
Lifa899,581/
Lifu892,175/
Liffaud837/
Loifeau832/
Liffaut831/
Laifa806,444/
Liffa801,259/
Loifa80572/
Lifoa80398/
Liufu80362/
Loifu80229/
Lifai80140/
Lifas80121/
Lufau80110/
Lifah8081/
Laifu8060/
Liufa8040/
Lifae8032/
Lefau8024/
Luifa8024/
Lipfa8024/
Lifat8020/
Leifa8012/
Lifou8011/
Lisfa804/
Lifad804/
Liffu803/
Lifay803/
Lifui802/
Lifeu802/
Lifea802/
Lifap802/
Lifue802/
Lifut802/
Luifu801/
Liofa801/
Lifaa801/
Lifaj801/
Leifu801/
Lifus800/
Lefaux73711/
Laifah73246/
Liffah73157/
Lefaut7399/
Lifaat7322/
Lefeau7319/
Liofae7319/
Liufai7318/
Leifat7312/
Lifoia7312/
Loifah7311/
Laiffa736/
Lifiya733/
Leifus733/
Leifah732/
Lifaya732/
Laisfa731/
Lipfou731/
Luufau731/
Lifatt731/
Laifai731/
Lefaue731/
Hlifat731/
Luffau731/
Luifai731/
Laifou731/
Lifayo731/
Lifeya731/
Lifuia731/
Lifuyo731/
Laifas731/
Liefaa731/
Liffas730/
Lefaud730/
Lufu6711,692/
Lefu672,070/
Lefa671,732/
Lifo67517/
Lufa67175/
Lefeaux67121/
Liphaus6729/
Lifiyah6724/
Laifatt6715/
Leffaux678/
Lifouya674/
Lyfa674/
Lefault672/
Littfay672/
Lyfu672/
Lifusch671/
Laifait671/
D'Leifa671/
Léfa671/
Ljfu671/

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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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  • 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 Lifau
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