Lofena Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Lofena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 46 | 1:177,255 | 24,620 |
| Benin | 23 | 1:449,374 | 31,324 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Lofena (18) may also be a first name.
Lofena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lofena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lofena is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lofena? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,136,387th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 68 percent of Lofena are found; 68 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 59 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Lofena is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name on earth, held by 18 people.
The surname is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 177,255. In Papua New Guinea Lofena is primarily concentrated in: Central, where 54 percent reside, National Capital District, where 43 percent reside and Western, where 2 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 29 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafena | 83 | 54 | / |
| Lofana | 83 | 50 | / |
| Lofeni | 83 | 49 | / |
| Lofeno | 83 | 41 | / |
| Lofona | 83 | 27 | / |
| Lofina | 83 | 24 | / |
| Lefena | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lofenyo | 77 | 164 | / |
| Lefenau | 77 | 31 | / |
| Lofengo | 77 | 21 | / |
| Loffina | 77 | 18 | / |
| Lofenge | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lofaina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lofanna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loufeane | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lohfener | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lofino | 67 | 376 | / |
| Lafina | 67 | 336 | / |
| Lafana | 67 | 122 | / |
| Lafene | 67 | 59 | / |
| Lefana | 67 | 39 | / |
| Lefina | 67 | 34 | / |
| Lefona | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lofono | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lafona | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lafeni | 67 | 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 Lofena
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