Lifka Surname

446,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Lifka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lifka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3501:230,01625,587
United States2561:1,415,85597,523
Czechia531:200,63128,987
Austria491:173,78422,520
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Lifka (51) may also be a first name.

Lifka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lifka is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lifka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 446,308th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,538,673 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Lifka are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 51 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 350 people, or 1 in 230,016. In Germany Lifka is most common in: Bavaria, where 33 percent live, Thuringia, where 15 percent live and Hesse, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and Czechia, where 7 percent live.

Lifka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lifka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lifka last name rose 1,164 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lifka Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lifka last name are 39.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86% registered to vote for the party.

Lifka earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.14% more than the national average, earning $43,210 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlifka9156/
Lifkay911/
Lifke80179/
Lefka8042/
Livka8020/
Lifko8019/
Lifki801/
Lyfka801/
Liwka801/
Liefke73730/
Lefkas73111/
Hlivka73110/
Hlibka7337/
Leifke7325/
Lefkay7314/
Lefkai731/
Liovka731/
Lifqat731/
Liufko731/
Hliwka731/
Lisvka731/
Lufkay731/
Leifker67244/
Leifkes6767/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lifka
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