Licawan Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Licawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Licawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5801:174,54928,260
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065

Licawan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Licawan is found most in The Philippines. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Licawan? popularity and diffusion

Licawan is the 546,286th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Licawan live; 99 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Licawan is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 580 people, or 1 in 174,549. In The Philippines Licawan is most frequent in: Northern Mindanao, where 29 percent reside, Davao Region, where 22 percent reside and Western Visayas, where 15 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Taiwan, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Licawan
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