Lihanda Surname

176,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lihanda Surname User-submission:

Lihanda means 'big road'. People with this name are said to have a special destiny.

Lihanda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,3651:19,5262,283
Tanzania301:1,764,72047,592
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lihanda (368) may also be a first name.

Lihanda Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Lihanda means 'big road'. People with this name are said to have a special destiny.

- lihanda

Lihanda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lihanda is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lihanda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lihanda is the 176,876th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,012,627 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lihanda reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 58 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Lihanda is also the 453,251st most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 368 people.

The last name Lihanda is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,365 people, or 1 in 19,526. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 34 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 28 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Lihanda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lihandah935/
Luhanda86554/
Lihonda866/
Liandah864/
Lyhanda862/
Lihandj861/
Lihande861/
Legianda802/
Lojianda801/
Leanda77590/
Lihondo71259/
Luhonda71111/
Luhando7152/
Lieando7130/
Lihonde715/
Layonda714/
Luandah714/
Laionda712/
Lajonda711/
Lehandi711/
Lehande711/
Lihoundi6722/
Luijando672/
Lijander671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lihanda
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