Life Surname

375,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 953 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Botswana

Life Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Life Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5761:307,54017,102
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
England631:884,41445,970
Uganda621:629,66632,895
Canada411:898,67368,969
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
China51:273,464,31313,838
Wales51:618,90625,852
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2501:200,87517,457

Life (9,537) may also be a first name.

Life Last Name Facts

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

Life (Russian: Лифе) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Life? popularity and diffusion

The surname Life is the 375,572nd most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,646,953 people. The surname Life occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Life are found; 62 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Life is also the 63,273rd most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 9,537 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 576 people, or 1 in 307,540. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 33 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 14 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 9 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Life exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Life Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Life has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Life surname declined 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Life Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Life earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 139.71% more than the national average, earning R 569,652 per year and in Canada they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning $54,450 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lifer89384/
Lifee89140/
Leife8959/
Lifei8936/
Laife899/
Liffe896/
Lifes895/
Lifey894/
Lifeh893/
Liefe892/
Lifea892/
Lifet892/
Lifeu892/
Lifed891/
Loife891/
Lifie890/
Lif861,431/
Leifer803,173/
Laifer80248/
Liffey80153/
Loifer8021/
Liffer8012/
Gliefe808/
Leifey806/
Liufei806/
Lisfey804/
Lliffe802/
Lijofe802/
Lifest801/
Leipfe801/
Hlitfe801/
Llifer801/
Hliffe801/
Leifet801/
Lieffe801/
Liefie801/
Leiffe801/
Liffee800/
Liffet800/
Lipfey800/
Liew7586,620/
Lifa759,581/
Leif75901/
Lief75820/
Liff75740/
Lafe75482/
Luif75474/
Lifi75450/
Liev75398/
Lefe75346/
Laif75226/
Lufe75154/
Lifh7545/
Lipf7543/
Lift7528/
Loif7518/
Lify7513/
Lijf759/
Livf757/
Hlif756/
Lisf755/
Lyfe754/
Lifs754/
Lihf752/
Litf752/
Liwf752/
Lhif752/
Lizf751/
Lgif751/
Lidf751/
Lifj751/
Liof750/
Leiffer73191/
Leifeit736/
Lyaifer734/
Leiffet734/
Liffets731/
Leifett730/
Laifa676,444/
Leifheit671,745/
Liffa671,259/
Lefer671,098/
Leafe67778/
Loifa67572/
Lifio67530/
Hlifi67468/
Leefe67450/
Lifoa67398/
Lafee67360/
Lüffe67339/
Lefeu67280/
Lieff67232/
Lyfer67203/
Luifi67201/
Lefez67174/
Lifai67140/
Leffe67139/
Leifi67111/
Luffe67105/
Laufe6793/
Laffe6791/
Lafey6781/
Luijf6768/
Laifi6751/
Lefea6748/
Lefet6747/
Laitf6744/
Leipf6743/
Lafea6741/
Litfi6737/
Lefey6731/
Lefee6731/
Lefes6730/
Lufei6726/
Lipfa6724/
Luifa6724/
Lichfett6718/
Lepfe6717/
Leiff6713/
Lefeh6713/
Leifa6712/
Lisfi6711/
Leiffeit6710/
Leifs679/
Gliev678/
Lifit678/
Lliff678/
Leihfeit677/
Leift676/
Lievw676/
Lifis675/
Loufe675/
Lefei675/
Lufey674/
Lufie674/
Lieph674/
Liffi674/
Liffy674/
Lliev673/
Lifay673/
Laafe672/
Lehfe672/
Lefie672/
Lifui672/
Lufeu672/
Glief672/
Lifii672/
Lufea672/
Lufeh672/
Hlefe672/
Hleif672/
Lyfed671/
Luisf671/
Lifaa671/
Lewfe671/
Leifheat671/
Laiff671/
Llyfe671/
Liufi671/
Hlift671/
Leitf671/
Laefe671/
Lufee671/
Lyfie671/
Lichfedt671/
Lieww671/
Lifaj671/
Lihff671/
Lijjf671/
Liphe670/
Leifeith670/
Lifft670/
Leyfe670/

Life Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Life in the Russian language
Лифеlife-

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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
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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 Life
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