Lifu Surname

193,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Lifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0211:173,49910,732
Indonesia6241:211,93819,916
Romania1611:124,70713,682
Taiwan1141:205,6561,765
Papua New Guinea1011:80,73010,659
Solomon Islands531:10,9441,926
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
China181:75,962,3094,162
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Lifu (2,138) may also be a first name.

Lifu Last Name Facts

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

Lifu (Russian: Лифу) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lifu.

How Common Is The Last Name Lifu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lifu is the 193,388th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,350,596 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Lifu reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lifu is also the 162,405th most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 2,138 people.

The last name Lifu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,021 people, or 1 in 173,499. In Nigeria Lifu is primarily found in: Cross River, where 82 percent are found, Lagos, where 6 percent are found and Bauchi, where 2 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 29 percent are found and Romania, where 7 percent are found.

Lifu Last Name Statistics demography

Lifu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.29% more than the national average, earning $57,946 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liufu89362/
Loifu89229/
Lifau89140/
Laifu8960/
Lifou8911/
Liffu893/
Lifeu892/
Lifui892/
Lifut892/
Leifu891/
Luifu891/
Lifus890/
Liufau80243/
Leifus803/
Luifau802/
Lipfou801/
Lifaut801/
Laifou801/
Livfau801/
Lufu7511,692/
Lefu752,070/
Lyfu752/
Ljfu751/
Liffaud737/
Liffaut731/
Lifusch731/
Lefeu67280/
Leafu67247/
Lefuy67114/
Lufau67110/
Lefou6775/
Lithfous6733/
Lefau6724/
Lefui6716/
Leyfu6710/
Loyfu676/
Hlefu674/
Lefut673/
Luufu672/
Leffu672/
Lufeu672/
Ljpfu671/
Lufou671/
Layfu671/
Lufui671/
Lefud671/
Lifoo671/
Luffu671/

Lifu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lifu in the Russian language
Лифуlifu-

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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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  • 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 Lifu
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