Lifunga Surname
Approximately 296 people bear this surname
Lifunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 202 | 1:78,465 | 6,688 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Zimbabwe | 32 | 1:482,445 | 40,356 |
Lifunga (45) may also be a first name.
Lifunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lifunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lifunga occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lifunga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 902,012th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. The last name Lifunga is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lifunga reside; 79 percent reside in Southern Africa and 79 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 45 people.
Lifunga is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 78,465. In Zambia Lifunga is most prevalent in: Western Province, where 92 percent live, Southern Province, where 7 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 0 percent live. Outside of Zambia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liofunga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lifuna | 92 | 514 | / |
| Lufunga | 86 | 5,014 | / |
| Lifonga | 86 | 62 | / |
| Lifungo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Lefunga | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lifouna | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lefounga | 80 | 14 | / |
| Lefuna | 77 | 97 | / |
| Lifona | 77 | 84 | / |
| Lefuga | 77 | 68 | / |
| Lepfounga | 75 | 13 | / |
| Luiphunga | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lifongo | 71 | 341 | / |
| Lufungo | 71 | 113 | / |
| Lifonge | 71 | 75 | / |
| Lifogha | 71 | 10 | / |
| Lifongi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lefuina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Liffona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lefunat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lephunga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liphunna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luphunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lefona | 62 | 6 | / |
| Lefuno | 62 | 2 | / |
| Lifogo | 62 | 2 | / |
| Lifono | 62 | 2 | / |
| Lefongo | 57 | 9 | / |
| Lefonah | 57 | 4 | / |
| Lefonge | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Lifunga
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