Likam Surname

455,289th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Likam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5071:91,0858,183
Cameroon1291:161,00117,453
India601:12,784,423224,716
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Likam (598) may also be a first name.

Likam Last Name Facts

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

Likam (Marathi: िलकम, Oriya: ଲିକମ, Russian: Ликам) occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Likam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Likam is the 455,289th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 9,795,089 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Likam live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Likam is also the 341,904th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 598 people.

It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 507 people, or 1 in 91,085. In Kenya Likam is most prevalent in: Kajiado County, where 83 percent are found, Narok County, where 16 percent are found and Makueni County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Likam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Likam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Likam surname rose 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Likam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Likam surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Likam surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Likam earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.04% less than the national average, earning $28,462 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leikam911,534/
Likham91190/
Laikam9197/
Liekam9175/
Likame9128/
Luikam9121/
Likkam919/
Likamm912/
Likaim911/
Lickam911/
Luikham83392/
Laikham83204/
Leikham83169/
Liskamm8355/
Leitkam8319/
Leikamm8316/
Leickam8311/
Liekamm832/
Laiskam831/
Lickham830/
Lekam801,899/
Lukam8097/
Lykam8057/
Likom805/
Licam803/
Leihkamm774/
Lieckham770/
Lukham73707/
Leukam73639/
Leykam73625/
Lekkam73481/
Likome73339/
Licame73157/
Lekame73118/
Liqame7395/
Likoum7388/
Leikom7372/
Leekam7354/
Lekham7345/
Laykam7339/
Laikom7331/
Lejkam7319/
Luckam7315/
Lekaim7314/
Lukkam7311/
Lajkam736/
Lehkam734/
Likhom734/
Lekcam733/
Lezkam732/
Legkam732/
Leakam731/
Likeum731/
Lugkam731/
Lukcam731/
Lukaim731/
Lekaum731/
Liekom731/
Laicam731/
Loicam731/
Liscam730/
Lekkham671,008/
Luckham67751/
Likhome67288/
Lukkham67153/
Leykamm67121/
Leikeim6761/
Luekham678/
Leshkam675/
Likoume675/
Laykham673/
Leekham672/
Luckcam672/
Luckkam672/
Leyckam671/
Leitkám671/
Lekhame671/
Lukaham671/
Liequam670/

Likam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Likam in the Marathi language
िलकमilakama92.45
िंलकमinlakama3.77
लीकमlikama3.77
Likam in the Oriya language
ଲିକମlikama75
ଲିକାମlikama25
Likam in the Russian language
Ликамlikam-

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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
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  • 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 Likam
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