Lufuno Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

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

Lufuno Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lufuno Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England11:55,718,059489,080

Lufuno (17,440) may also be a first name.

Lufuno Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lufuno is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lufuno? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Lufuno are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lufuno is also the 41,758th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 17,440 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 2,579,891. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 86 percent reside and Limpopo, where 14 percent reside. Other than South Africa Lufuno exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lufungo92113/
Lufueno921/
Lufunuo921/
Lufuna83230/
Lufunga775,014/
Lifuna67514/
Lusfuiños671/
Lufinha62160/
Lifouna621/
Luphono621/
Luphunga571/
Luiphunga535/

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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 Lufuno
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