Likangala Surname
Approximately 408 people bear this surname
Likangala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Zambia | 19 | 1:834,206 | 28,447 |
Likangala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Likangala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Likangala occurs most in Malawi. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Likangala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 716,247th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,861,632 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Likangala live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 366 people, or 1 in 46,774. Not including Malawi this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found and Zambia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Likangola | 89 | 105 | / |
| Lukangala | 89 | 39 | / |
| Likonala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Likongela | 78 | 41 | / |
| Lukangalo | 78 | 27 | / |
| Likongola | 78 | 10 | / |
| Likangelo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lekkagala | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lukangola | 78 | 1 | / |
| Licanola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukongola | 67 | 68 | / |
| Likongolo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Likongelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likongole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luckangelo | 63 | 14 | / |
| Lekagolo | 59 | 3 | / |
| Lukongolo | 56 | 345 | / |
| Lekgogola | 56 | 221 | / |
| Lucangelo | 56 | 6 | / |
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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 Likangala
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