Lihuka Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lihuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lihuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1681:315,12923,975
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Lihuka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lihuka occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lihuka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,310,135th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. The surname Lihuka is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lihuka reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 315,129. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mtwara Region, where 98 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent live. Besides Tanzania Lihuka occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lihoka83531/
Liouka8346/
Luhuka834/
Lehuka832/
Lieuka831/
Lihuke831/
Luhukay771,028/
Luhukai7730/
Liougka776/
Lehouka773/
Lihusko772/
Lihocka771/
Lihauca771/
Luhuika771/
Luhueka771/
Ljuka735/
Lluhukay7165/
Lijoka671,152/
Luyoka6712/
Lojuka672/
Lujuka672/
Lihoke671/
Lhiuko671/
Luyuka671/
Lihoko671/
Lihoki671/

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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 Lihuka
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