Lihako Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lihako Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lihako Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2881:183,82515,940
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060

Lihako Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lihako is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lihako? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lihako is the 910,497th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lihako reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 183,825. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 72 percent live, Njombe Region, where 24 percent live and Iringa Region, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lihaka83800/
Lehako8335/
Lijako833/
Lihoko831/
Leiyako773/
Legiako771/
Lagiakou715/
Lehoko671,447/
Lihoka67531/
Luhaka67374/
Layoko6722/
Ljaško6718/
Ljauko6711/
Ljasko675/
Ljatko674/
Lihaca673/
Lijaka672/
Lijoko671/
Lihoco671/
Lheaka671/

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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 Lihako
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