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.

DNA test information

Likalaba Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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 occurs most in Kenya. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Likalaba.

How Common Is The Last Name Likalaba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Likalaba live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 50 percent reside and Laikipia County, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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
  • 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 Likalaba
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