Likuwa Surname

274,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Likuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia8001:3,012496
Zambia3191:49,6864,698
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Likuwa (124) may also be a first name.

Likuwa Last Name Facts

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

Likuwa is carried by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Likuwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 274,999th most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,161,151 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Likuwa live; 84 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 836,439th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 124 people.

The last name Likuwa is most widely held in Namibia, where it is carried by 800 people, or 1 in 3,012. In Namibia it is most common in: Kavango East Region, where 77 percent reside, Erongo Region, where 9 percent reside and Khomas Region, where 8 percent reside. Besides Namibia this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 16 percent reside.

Likuwa Last Name Statistics demography

Likuwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.49% less than the national average, earning R 143,784 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leikuwa928/
Likhuwa922/
Likguwa921/
Lukuwa83139/
Likuwo83136/
Likuwe8340/
Lekuwa8325/
Likiwa8316/
Likuva832/
Likuwi831/
Likouba77217/
Likueva775/
Lekeuwa773/
Likhuva772/
Leikiwa771/
Lekauwa771/
Lekuwai771/
Lekouwa771/
Liukuva771/
Loikiwa771/
Likuvha771/
Lekgauwa7147/
Likowo67212/
Likowe67119/
Lukiwa6789/
Likuvi673/
Likuve671/
Likowi671/
Lukuwo671/

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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 Likuwa
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