Liheka Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Liheka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liheka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1361:389,27727,871
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Liheka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liheka is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liheka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,518,885th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name Liheka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Liheka are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 389,277. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 96 percent live, Lindi Region, where 1 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Liheka is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lieka91305/
Luheka83178/
Liekka837/
Leheka832/
Liekap831/
Lihika831/
Liheko831/
Lieskaj774/
Lietdka771/
Liekaus771/
Lieskay771/
Liekaya771/
Lieke73722/
Lieko73521/
Lieki73121/
Lieca7394/
Ljika7363/
Lyika7347/
Ljeka7340/
Liyka7312/
Lyeka739/
Liika737/
Liyoka67693/
Lietke67271/
Liikka67162/
Lieker67142/
Liecau6789/
Lihike6778/
Ließke6757/
Ljekaj6747/
Lehika6741/
Lyiska6723/
Lieche6721/
Liecke6719/
Liekhe6715/
Liedko6710/
Liekie675/
Lihiko674/
Ljikaj674/
Luheko674/
Liekki673/
Liecko673/
Liikah673/
Liezke672/
Liicea672/
Lietko672/
Lihiki672/
Leikah672/
Liekey671/
Liekko671/
Lijika671/
Lyeska671/
Lieeke671/
Liesca671/
Liekeh671/
Liecat671/
Lyegka671/
Liedky670/
Lieike670/
Lietky670/

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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 Liheka
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