Likang Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Likang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan701:334,9252,677
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
China61:227,886,92811,701
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Likang (26,853) may also be a first name.

Likang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Likang occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Likang.

How Common Is The Last Name Likang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Likang is the 1,649,806th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Likang reside; 63 percent reside in East Asia and 63 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 30,325th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 26,853 people.

The surname Likang is most commonly used in Taiwan, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 334,925. In Taiwan it is most numerous in: Tainan City, where 21 percent reside, New Taipei City, where 16 percent reside and Taipei City, where 16 percent reside. Other than Taiwan it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and China, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Likhang92356/
Liukang9249/
Luikang9243/
Litkang9215/
Laikang9210/
Likgang924/
Loikhang861/
Lekang83762/
Likong83418/
Lukang83236/
Licang8344/
Laikong77182/
Likanke7730/
Likhong7716/
Leekang7712/
Lukhang7710/
Liukong778/
Lekhang777/
Lekamng776/
Loikong774/
Luikong773/
Likoung772/
Lekkang771/
Lekgang771/
Lyckang771/
Liquang771/
Laikheng7153/
Laikhong719/
Loikhong715/
Leicaing711/
Laikeung711/
Litkhong711/
Legkhang711/
Lekkhang711/
Liokhong711/
Likeings710/
Lukong6713,704/
Licong671,079/
Lukanc67293/
Lekong67242/
Lekkhaeng67136/
Lecang674/
Loicheang671/

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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 Likang
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