Lufosi Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lufosi Surname User-submission:

The Lufosi surname comes from a corruption of the English name Wilberforce by the Africans in the 18th to 19th century.

Lufosi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Lufosi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lufosi surname comes from a corruption of the English name Wilberforce by the Africans in the 18th to 19th century.

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Lufosi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lufosi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lufosi.

How Common Is The Last Name Lufosi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Lufosi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lufosi live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Lufosi is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Lufosi is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 38 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

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