Likapa Surname
Approximately 567 people bear this surname
Likapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 190 | 1:278,640 | 21,876 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| India | 94 | 1:8,160,270 | 170,569 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Likapa (130) may also be a first name.
Likapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Likapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Likapa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Likapa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 559,940th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Likapa are found; 34 percent are found in East Africa and 34 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 814,623rd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 130 people.
The surname Likapa is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 278,640. In Tanzania Likapa is most prevalent in: Mtwara Region, where 99 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 1 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Likapa is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 32 percent are found and India, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liekapa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Likhapha | 86 | 10 | / |
| Likkappa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Licapa | 83 | 724 | / |
| Likopa | 83 | 464 | / |
| Lukapa | 83 | 142 | / |
| Lekapa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Likapi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Likapo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Liecapa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Liskopa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Lekhapa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lekapas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lukappa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lekapha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Likopau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laikopa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lekappa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lekhapha | 71 | 10 | / |
| Lekaphat | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lekhapat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekhapas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekgapha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekopa | 67 | 1,083 | / |
| Lucapa | 67 | 398 | / |
| Lukopa | 67 | 318 | / |
| Lekapo | 67 | 105 | / |
| Licopa | 67 | 78 | / |
| Lekhaphat | 67 | 66 | / |
| Lekepa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Lukapo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Likopo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Līkopa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekape | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likopi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lickapher | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Likapa
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