Lifuka Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Fiji

Lifuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lifuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1581:100,3168,023
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
England11:55,718,059489,080
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Lifuka Last Name Facts

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

Lifuka is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lifuka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 847,909th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Lifuka reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 100,316. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Copperbelt Province, where 52 percent reside, Western Province, where 24 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 12 percent reside. Excluding Zambia Lifuka exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Fiji, where 49 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lisfuska863/
Lifoka83281/
Lufuka83185/
Lifuko8396/
Lifuke8368/
Lefuka8329/
Lifika833/
Liphuka77444/
Lefouka774/
Lufuuka772/
Lufuika771/
Lufukau771/
Lefoka671,994/
Lufika671,594/
Lefika67478/
Lifoko67102/
Lifiko6755/
Lufuko6752/
Lefuko677/
Lifauckis673/
Lifoki671/
Lifoke671/
Liphuko62129/
Lifuchi625/
Liphika624/
Lefhika623/
Liphoka622/
Lificko621/
Lephika621/
Lefuqua621/
Le'efoka571/
Lefoko5097/
Lefoke5034/
Lufiko502/

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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 Lifuka
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