Lubafu Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Lubafu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lubafu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia711:223,23814,032
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lubafu Last Name Facts

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

Lubafu occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lubafu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,907,068th most numerous surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Lubafu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lubafu are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 223,238. In Zambia Lubafu is mostly found in: Copperbelt Province, where 44 percent reside, Central Province, where 27 percent reside and Luapula Province, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Zambia Lubafu is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Lubuva677,497/
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Lyubof6718/
Ljubav6710/
Lubaev6710/
Libafi676/
Lubeva676/
Libufu674/
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Lubeuf671/
Lbf671/
Labafa671/
Libavu671/
Lebufu671/
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Hlapfu671/
Labavu671/
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Lebeaf670/
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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 Lubafu
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