Liphafa Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Liphafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liphafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1221:16,6603,584
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459

Liphafa (29) may also be a first name.

Liphafa Last Name Facts

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

Liphafa occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Liphafa? popularity and diffusion

Liphafa is the 1,478,479th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Liphafa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Liphafa is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 29 people.

It is most frequent in Lesotho, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 16,660. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 29 percent are found, Qacha's Nek District, where 26 percent are found and Quthing District, where 25 percent are found. Other than Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 15 percent are found.

Liphafa Last Name Statistics demography

Liphafa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.73% less than the national average, earning R 74,304 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lephafa86135/
Lepafa771/
Lifafa771/
Liphauphau7141/
Liffafa711/
Liphepha6759/
Liphofer672/
Luphapha672/
Lufafa62186/
Lefafa6295/
Lepafo6241/
Lifofa6223/
Lifafe6211/
Lepefa626/
Lifafo621/
Lepofa621/
Lifefa621/
Lypafy620/
Lephauphau5916/
Lifaifi5734/
Lepaffe5716/
Lipophi574/
Lephofo572/
Lepaffo572/
Lufaafa572/
Luphepha5350/
Lephepha5325/
Leepapha531/
Lepaphap531/

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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 Liphafa
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