Likambu Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Likambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Likambu 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
Uganda3941:99,0849,990
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Likambu (23) may also be a first name.

Likambu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Likambu is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Likambu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 730,373rd most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Likambu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 394 people, or 1 in 99,084. In Uganda Likambu is primarily found in: Koboko District, where 80 percent live, Yumbe District, where 15 percent live and Arua District, where 2 percent live. Excluding Uganda it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

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
Likambou934/
Lukambu86445/
Likembu8627/
Lekambu862/
Laikembu8013/
Lekambus801/
Liekembu801/
Lekambou801/
Lukombu71116/
Lukembu7162/
Lekombou6755/
Lekoumbou6382/
Lecombou531/
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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 Likambu
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