Lufani Surname
Approximately 628 people bear this surname
Lufani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 601 | 1:28,484 | 4,289 |
| Zambia | 20 | 1:792,496 | 27,807 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Lufani (180) may also be a first name.
Lufani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lufani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lufani occurs most in Malawi. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lufani.
How Common Is The Last Name Lufani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lufani is the 518,760th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,604,372 people. The surname Lufani is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lufani reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 679,247th most commonly held given name throughout the world, borne by 180 people.
The surname Lufani is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 601 people, or 1 in 28,484. Other than Malawi Lufani occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laufani | 92 | 29 | / |
| Loufani | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lufanai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Luthfani | 86 | 34 | / |
| Lufana | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lufane | 83 | 2 | / |
| Laufana | 77 | 6 | / |
| Lufange | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lufaine | 77 | 2 | / |
| Loufane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lufaina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luphanit | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lousfane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lufanett | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luphaniy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loufeane | 71 | 0 | / |
| Luphanich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luphoni | 62 | 2 | / |
| Lufogne | 62 | 1 | / |
| Laufoner | 57 | 1 | / |
| Loufoune | 57 | 1 | / |
| Louphana | 57 | 0 | / |
| Louchfoune | 50 | 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 Lufani
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