Lifuna Surname

603,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Lifuna Surname Definition:

Lifuna is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a time of suffering.

Lifuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia5001:31,7003,253
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Namibia51:481,88011,140
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Lifuna (449) may also be a first name.

Lifuna Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lifuna is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: a time of suffering.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lifuna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lifuna is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lifuna? popularity and diffusion

It is the 603,653rd most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 14,178,105 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lifuna reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 403,949th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 449 people.

The last name Lifuna is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is held by 500 people, or 1 in 31,700. In Zambia Lifuna is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 59 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 23 percent live and Southern Province, where 11 percent live. Apart from Zambia this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent live and Namibia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lifunga92296/
Lifouna921/
Liofunga861/
Lufuna83230/
Lefuna8397/
Lifona8384/
Lifuni831/
Lifungo775/
Lefunga774/
Liffona771/
Lefuina771/
Lefunat771/
Lefounga7114/
Liphunna712/
Lefuni6727/
Lufuno6726/
Lepfounga6713/
Lefona676/
Luiphunga675/
Lifono672/
Lefuno672/
Lifone671/
Lufinha62160/
Lefinau6218/
Lefonah624/
Lefouni621/
Lehfune621/
Lufunuo621/
Lufueno621/
Levinah621/
Lejfune621/
Lephunga572/
Lefgoune571/
Lefone5026/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lifuna
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