Lihamu Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lihamu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lihamu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1531:346,02425,597
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071

Lihamu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lihamu is most common in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Lihamu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lihamu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,374,607th most frequently used family name globally, held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Lihamu are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 346,024. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Ruvuma Region, where 99 percent live. Other than Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lehamu8317/
Logiamu774/
Laiyamu771/
Lihomou771/
Leamu731/
Lehomu676/
Layomu675/
Leamuh671/
Lajomu671/
Lioomu671/
Leomeu509/
Leomud501/
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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 Lihamu
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