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

Lufu is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lufu.

How Common Is The Last Name Lufu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 44,420th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 623,293 people. Lufu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lufu are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Lufu is also the 278,018th most frequent forename on earth, held by 858 people.

This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 11,103 people, or 1 in 6,654. Other than The DR Congo this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found 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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  • 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 Lufu
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