Likaj Surname
Approximately 3,274 people bear this surname
Likaj Surname User-submission:
A Catholic, Albanian Male name. Lekë is an abbreviated version of the Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), meaning "Defender of the people''.
Likaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1,907 | 1:1,528 | 225 |
| Kosovo | 844 | 1:2,206 | 351 |
| Greece | 316 | 1:35,063 | 5,516 |
| France | 55 | 1:1,207,686 | 126,065 |
| Belgium | 38 | 1:302,543 | 35,124 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Likäj (1) are calculated separately.
Likaj Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
A Catholic, Albanian Male name. Lekë is an abbreviated version of the Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), meaning "Defender of the people''.
- perseLikaj Demographics
Average Likaj Salary in
United States
$55,491 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Likaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Likaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Likaj is more commonly found in Albania than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Likäj. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Likaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name Likaj is the 136,968th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,225,885 people. The last name Likaj is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Likaj reside; 94 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent reside in Albano-Europe.
The surname Likaj is most frequent in Albania, where it is held by 1,907 people, or 1 in 1,528. In Albania Likaj is most frequent in: Fier County, where 23 percent reside, Vlorë County, where 18 percent reside and Tirana County, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Albania this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 26 percent reside and Greece, where 10 percent reside.
Likaj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Likaj surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.
Likaj earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.6% more than the national average, earning $55,491 USD per year.
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