Lufune Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Lufune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 92 | 1:575,452 | 36,554 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Lufune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lufune Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lufune is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lufune click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lufune? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,369,340th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name Lufune occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lufune are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Lufune is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 575,452. In Tanzania Lufune is most frequent in: Pwani Region, where 86 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 10 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 42 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufunge | 92 | 4 | / |
| Lufun | 91 | 30 | / |
| Loufoune | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lufuna | 83 | 230 | / |
| Lufung | 83 | 148 | / |
| Lufund | 83 | 34 | / |
| Lutfun | 83 | 14 | / |
| Laufun | 83 | 11 | / |
| Lufuni | 83 | 1 | / |
| Luffun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lufunyo | 77 | 222 | / |
| Lifuene | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loufoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lufueni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lufuuni | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luffine | 77 | 0 | / |
| Luthfun | 77 | 0 | / |
| Louchfoune | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lufum | 73 | 17 | / |
| Lufon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lyufutyn | 71 | 7 | / |
| Louhfoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lufini | 67 | 19 | / |
| Louchfoun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lifine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loufon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lifuni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luffon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Laufon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Loofoun | 62 | 15 | / |
| Luphine | 62 | 1 | / |
| Luffoon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Luphungi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lauphine | 57 | 0 | / |
| Luphon | 50 | 530 | / |
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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 Lufune
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