Likalaba Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Likalaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likalaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Likalaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Likalaba is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Likalaba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Likalaba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Likalaba is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Likalaba are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukalaba88320/
Likalabo881/
Likeleba7582/
Lekalabo7527/
Lecalaba751/
Loikholeba671/
Lekalobi634/
Likolobe631/
Lekalobea591/
Lecalavi501/

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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
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  • 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 Likalaba
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