Likapu Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Likapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1921:275,73821,701
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Likapu Last Name Facts

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

Likapu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Likapu? popularity and diffusion

Likapu is the 1,214,709th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. The surname Likapu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Likapu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Likapu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 275,738. In Tanzania Likapu is primarily found in: Mtwara Region, where 98 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukapu837/
Lekapu831/
Likopu831/
Lukkapu773/
Likopau771/
Lekhapu771/
Likhopud71420/
Lukkhapu711/
Leukapeu711/
Lekaipuch671/
Lukhepu6212/
Lekgopu623/
Likopoe621/
Lykhopud57147/
Lekgophu5713/

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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 Likapu
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