Lufafa Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Lufafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lufafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1061:149,52810,754
Uganda621:629,66632,895
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Lufafa Last Name Facts

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

Lufafa is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lufafa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,244,200th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lufafa live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Zambia, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 149,528. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 87 percent reside, Western Province, where 5 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Zambia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Lufafa Last Name Statistics demography

Lufafa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.6% less than the national average, earning R 103,128 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laufafa924/
Lufaafa922/
Lifafa831/
Lufafo831/
Lufafi831/
Liffafa771/
Lifafo671/
Liphafa62143/
Laufofe621/
Luphapha572/
Lifefo5048/
Lifofa5023/
Lifofo5021/
Lifefa501/

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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 Lufafa
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