Lufu Surname

44,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,692 people bear this surname

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

Lufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lufu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11,1031:6,654809
Botswana3091:7,0771,220
Zimbabwe1531:100,90414,195
Namibia261:92,6698,353
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Zambia231:689,12726,212
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lufu (858) may also be a first name.

Lufu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lufu is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lufu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lufu is the 44,420th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 623,293 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lufu reside; 95 percent reside in Central Africa and 95 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 278,018th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 858 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 11,103 people, or 1 in 6,654. Not including The DR Congo it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 3 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Lufu Last Name Statistics demography

Lufu earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.75% more than the national average, earning R 267,948 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liufu89362/
Lufau89110/
Laufu8918/
Lufus8917/
Lufut894/
Lutfu892/
Luufu892/
Lufeu892/
Luifu891/
Luffu891/
Lufou891/
Lufui891/
Liufau80243/
Lleufu8044/
Laufou8043/
Laufau8019/
Lufaut8010/
Loufus808/
Loufou803/
Luifau802/
Luffau801/
Lufuhe801/
Leufeu801/
Luufau801/
Luffus800/
Lifu752,175/
Loufouh731/
Lufuije731/
Lleufut731/
Leufaut730/
Loofu6721/
Liffu673/
Lifui672/
Luphu670/
Luiphut551/

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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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  • 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 Lufu
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