Lufefe Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lufefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lufefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430

Lufefe (1,174) may also be a first name.

Lufefe Last Name Facts

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

Lufefe is most common in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lufefe.

How Common Is The Last Name Lufefe? popularity and diffusion

Lufefe is the 3,100,440th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. Lufefe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lufefe are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lufefe is also the 231,753rd most frequently used first name in the world, held by 1,174 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 1,547,934. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent live, Gauteng, where 14 percent live and Western Cape, where 11 percent live. Barring South Africa it is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 13 percent live.

Lufefe Last Name Statistics demography

Lufefe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.87% less than the national average, earning R 52,584 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lufefi831/
Loufiefie8010/
Lutfeev7752/
Lifaefe771/
Lufefyo771/
Laufofe771/
Lupfeff770/
Lifeifei711/
Lufafi671/
Lufifa671/
Lutfev671/
Lifaefi62138/
Luphephe5728/
Lifofi504,563/
Lifofe50328/
Lifife5072/
Lififi5024/
Lifafe5011/

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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 Lufefe
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