Lukafu Surname
Approximately 418 people bear this surname
Lukafu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 335 | 1:220,536 | 21,570 |
| Zambia | 83 | 1:190,963 | 12,723 |
Lukafu (27) may also be a first name.
Lukafu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lukafu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lukafu is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukafu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 703,644th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 17,434,320 people. The last name Lukafu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukafu are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Lukafu is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 27 people.
This last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 335 people, or 1 in 220,536. Beside The DR Congo Lukafu exists in one country. It also occurs in Zambia, where 20 percent live.
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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 Lukafu
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