Licking Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Licking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Licking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Licking Last Name Facts

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

Licking has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Licking? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,231,034th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Licking are found; 98 percent are found in North America and 98 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 1,948,704. In The United States Licking is most numerous in: Nebraska, where 24 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Michigan, where 12 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 1 percent live and Lebanon, where 1 percent live.

Licking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Licking has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Licking surname increased 230 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Licking Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Licking surname are 37.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the political party.

Licking earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.01% more than the national average, earning $51,784 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lickings931/
Liking92112/
Licing925/
Lickng921/
Lücking863,176/
Lucking861,537/
Luiking8672/
Lisking8649/
Leiking8638/
Liching8630/
Lycking868/
Likiong865/
Lecking865/
Laiking863/
Lickeng862/
Liccing862/
Litking861/
Likings861/
Lieking860/
Likng831/
Luecking80303/
Leiching8042/
Loikking8025/
Laiching8014/
Leucking804/
Lihching801/
Laikiong801/
Leckings800/
Litsking800/
Likeng771,435/
Lüking77601/
Liceng77561/
Luking77309/
Liqing7794/
Leking7750/
Lyking7728/
Lecing7712/
Lidsching751/
Lueking71416/
Leeking71177/
Licheng71111/
Laiceng7185/
Lykking7141/
Liuqing7135/
Liskeng7116/
Leyking7116/
Lyckäng7111/
Luikink716/
Lühking716/
Leecing715/
Lekiong714/
Leuking714/
Lukieng713/
Leiceng712/
Laiqing712/
Leaking712/
Lykings712/
Leiqing711/
Likkeng711/
Likengt711/
Lyuking711/
Leycing711/
Liquing711/
Lukking711/
Luckeng711/
Laikheng6753/
Laicheng6711/
Lukng675/
Luicheng674/
Lekching673/
Leicheng673/
Lucquing672/
Leeching672/
Luehking671/
Lekkiong671/
Laikeung671/
Liuquing671/
Likengue671/

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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
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  • 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 Licking
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