Lufaya Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lufaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lufaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934

Lufaya (24) may also be a first name.

Lufaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lufaya (Russian: Луфая) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lufaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lufaya is the 2,372,517th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lufaya live; 85 percent live in Central Africa and 85 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 24 people.

It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 1,343,265. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lufaaya921/
Lufayi8359/
Lufiya8328/
Lufeya837/
Lufaye833/
Lufayo833/
Lifaya832/
Laufay831/
Lufuya831/
Lufa80175/
Lufy800/
Lutfiya7780/
Lufiyah7734/
Loufaye7711/
Loufayi771/
Lufeeya771/
Lutfy731,725/
Luffy73740/
Loufa73600/
Laufa73207/
Lufaj73151/
Lufau73110/
Lufai7359/
Leufa7343/
Liufa7340/
Luifa7324/
Lyufa7312/
Luffa737/
Lufoy734/
Lufey734/
Lifay733/
Lufea732/
Lufoa731/
Ludfy731/
Luthfiya7141/
Luffiyah719/
Loutfy674,007/
Lufeyo672,816/
Liufau67243/
Luffey67241/
Luthfy67131/
Louffa67107/
Lutfey6769/
Lufuyo6754/
Luhtfy6752/
Leuffa6740/
Laufau6719/
Lufuja6719/
Liufai6718/
Lufoye6714/
Lufaut6710/
Lautfy674/
Lifiya673/
Luifau672/
Loufai672/
Laufai672/
Lyutfy671/
Lutffiyah671/
Lifeya671/
Luufau671/
Loufha671/
Leufoy671/
Laufey671/
Luffau671/
Lufeyi671/
Lufuye671/
Loufaî671/
Luifai671/
Laufoa671/
Lifayo671/
Loofay670/

Lufaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lufaya in the Russian language
Луфаяlufaa-

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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 Lufaya
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