Lufana Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Togo

Lufana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lufana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Lufana (5) may also be a first name.

Lufana Last Name Facts

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

Lufana occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lufana? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lufana are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 5 people.

It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Besides The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 25 percent reside and Zambia, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lufanga92301/
Lutfana929/
Laufana926/
Lufaena922/
Lufanai921/
Lufaina921/
Lufani83628/
Lifana8368/
Lufano837/
Lufane832/
Laufani7729/
Lufange774/
Lufaine772/
Loufane771/
Loufani771/
Luthfani7134/
Laufeano711/
Lousfane711/
Lufanett711/
Louphana710/
Loufeane710/
Lifona6784/
Lufono671/
Loufono6241/
Lufongo6241/
Liffona621/
Lifouna621/
Lufogne621/
Luphanit574/
Lipheana572/
Laufoner571/
Loufoune571/
Luphaniy571/
Luphanich531/
Lifono502/
Louchfoune501/

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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 Lufana
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