Lifuwa Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lifuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lifuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1911:283,65327,806
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Lifuwa Last Name Facts

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

Lifuwa is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lifuwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lifuwa is the 1,115,011th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lifuwa live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 191 people, or 1 in 283,653. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 78 percent reside, Gauteng, where 21 percent reside and Free State, where 1 percent reside. Outside of South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.

Lifuwa Last Name Statistics demography

Lifuwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 65.31% less than the national average, earning R 82,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lifua91132/
Lifwa9142/
Lefuwa8374/
Lifowa8321/
Lufuwa836/
Lofuwa834/
Lifuia831/
Lifewa831/
Lifa809,581/
Lifu802,175/
Lufuwai7763/
Lifeway779/
Lifouya774/
Loufuwa771/
Laifa736,444/
Lufua731,929/
Liffa731,259/
Loifa73572/
Lafua73566/
Lufwa73504/
Lifoa73398/
Liufu73362/
Loifu73229/
Lifai73140/
Lifau73140/
Lifia73101/
Liuva7390/
Lifah7381/
Laifu7360/
Livua7359/
Lofua7356/
Liufa7340/
Luvwa7334/
Lifae7332/
Luifa7324/
Li-Fu7322/
Luwva7315/
Leifa7312/
Lifou7311/
Lefua7311/
Liifw7310/
Liyfu735/
Liifa735/
Lifao735/
Lofwa735/
Liifu734/
Liffu733/
Lifay733/
Liafa733/
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Lifya732/
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Lifui732/
Lifea732/
Lifeu732/
Lifue732/
Li Fu732/
Lifaa731/
Liofa731/
Lwifu731/
Luifu731/
Lefwa731/
Lafwa731/
Llifw731/
Li Fa731/
Leifu731/
Lieuw Fa711/
Lieuwafa711/
Lif671,431/
Liyfah67815/
Laviwa67355/
Laifah67246/
Liufau67243/
Lefowa67224/
Liffah67157/
Luvuwa67123/
Liuvha6783/
Lafuia6731/
Lifiah6723/
Liofae6719/
Liufai6718/
Laiafa6717/
Liafou6717/
Liaffa6716/
Lifoia6712/
Lafuai6712/
Loifah6711/
Lufwai678/
Liaofu678/
Lfa677/
Lafewa677/
Liifah676/
Laiffa676/
Lfu676/
Luwavi675/
Lufuah674/
Liyofa674/
Livawa674/
Livuwo674/
Liouva674/
Lifiya673/
Liyefa673/
Layifa673/
Lafuay673/
Luifau672/
Luwafu672/
Lifaya672/
Laifia672/
Leifah672/
Liyafa672/
Laffua672/
Levuwa672/
Lfw672/
Lefuwe671/
Lefuwo671/
Liueva671/
Liuvia671/
Liafau671/
Lie-Fa671/
Leviua671/
Laifai671/
Luwuva671/
Lifawi671/
Laiefa671/
Liefia671/
Livoua671/
Lufuai671/
Lufuya671/
Luifai671/
Luifiu671/
Laifou671/
Lieuw-Afa671/
Lifaou671/
Lifayo671/
Lifeya671/
Lifuyo671/
Li Fou671/
Laufua671/
Livuya671/
Liafia671/
Liefaa671/
Loiofa671/
Liwafa671/
Lioufa671/
Lai Fa671/
Lai Fu671/
Luvway670/
Lufuwoi621/
Lefauveau5336/
Lefowe501/
Lefowo501/

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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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  • 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 Lifuwa
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