Licana Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Licana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
The alternate forms: Licaña (32) are calculated separately.
Licana (26) may also be a first name.
Licana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Licana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Licana is found in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Licaña. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Licana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Licana is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Licana reside; 63 percent reside in South America and 63 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 26 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Argentina, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,561,951. In Argentina Licana is most frequent in: Río Negro Province, where 83 percent are found, Formosa Province, where 8 percent are found and Neuquén Province, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Argentina this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent are found and The Philippines, where 16 percent are found.
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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 Licana
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