Lisafi Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Greece

Lisafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lisafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Lisafi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lisafi occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lisafi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Lisafi live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Lisafi is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Lisafi is primarily found in: Lagos, where 50 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 30 percent are found and Gombe, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Lisafi exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 8 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lissafi9236/
Lizshafi861/
Lisafa83116/
Lisofi8334/
Lusafi8321/
Lisafe8319/
Lesafi839/
Lishafa774/
Lussafi771/
Lysafis771/
Lyshafai7174/
Lishafay719/
Lijofi67491/
Lesofi6758/
Lesefi676/
Licefi675/
Lusefi671/
Lisefe671/

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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 Lisafi
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