Likas Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Likas Surname User-submission:

This surname seems to originate in western Thessaly region, and also in western Central Greece (Roumeli), region.

Likas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1841:44,3145,438
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Lithuania831:36,5616,258
Poland331:1,151,78076,152
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
India141:54,790,384527,769
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Albania81:364,25716,885
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Likas (277) may also be a first name.

Likas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname seems to originate in western Thessaly region, and also in western Central Greece (Roumeli), region.

- agelastos

Likas Last Name Facts

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

Likas (Arabic: يكاس, Marathi: िलकास, Oriya: ଲିକାସର, Russian: Ликас) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Likas? popularity and diffusion

Likas is the 611,703rd most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 14,430,784 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 36 percent of Likas live; 36 percent live in Oceania Islands and 36 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 533,704th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 277 people.

The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 184 people, or 1 in 44,314. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Enga, where 49 percent live, New Ireland, where 17 percent live and East Sepik, where 7 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea it is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Lithuania, where 16 percent live.

Likas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Likas surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Likas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.82% more than the national average, earning $49,977 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.45% more than the national average, earning $62,822 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leikas91753/
Ligkas91204/
Loikas91196/
Liukas9193/
Liokas9165/
Likase9122/
Likais9115/
Lickas9114/
Likkas916/
Laikas914/
Likasz913/
Likash912/
Likaus911/
Likays911/
Luikas910/
Liogkas83109/
Leikaas8310/
Likhase838/
Likaits836/
Likhaus832/
Likayse831/
Liekaus831/
Likasse831/
Luickas831/
Lukas8060,213/
Licas802,250/
Likos801,226/
Lekas801,195/
Lykas80172/
Likaz801/
Likax801/
Likasova779/
Lickasse771/
Lickhaus770/
Lukash738,870/
Lekkas733,886/
Luckas731,376/
Luukas73383/
Legkas73142/
Liokos73141/
Lygkas7368/
Laikos7360/
Leakas7350/
Likose7350/
Lukkas7347/
Liceas7343/
Leckas7338/
Lukass7325/
Ligkos7325/
Lekahs7325/
Leikos7325/
Lukeas7319/
Llicas7311/
Lekaus7310/
Lukais739/
Lykaas739/
Lukcas738/
Lekeas737/
Lickos736/
Laicas735/
Luicas735/
Lykkas735/
Lekhas734/
Llukas734/
Liucas733/
Likous733/
Lukaas733/
Liccas733/
Lekaas732/
Lekase732/
Lukhas732/
Likeus731/
Likeys731/
Licase731/
Liocas731/
Luekas731/
Lukahs731/
Loykas731/
Lyokas731/
Lekasz731/
Lyckas731/
Likach731/
Lukaus730/
Likhasova711/
Lukasch67446/
Licause67115/
Leikach6754/
Lekhase6746/
Leakeas6737/
Lekause6735/
Lickacz6727/
Leaskas6722/
Likhashova675/
Likhous675/
Laiskos675/
Luckash674/
Laikous672/
Luckass672/
Liszkás672/
Lukaizs672/
Lekaise672/
Lukassz671/
Licaust671/
Lekhash671/
Luckhas671/
Luckcas671/
Licasse671/
Likoshe671/
Luicais671/
Lytkash671/
Leekass670/
Lukeash670/
Leikatz670/

Likas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Likas in the Oriya language
ଲିକାସରlikasara-
Likas in the Marathi language
िलकासilakasa50
लुकसlukasa50
Likas in the Russian language
Ликасlikas-
Likas in the Arabic language
يكاسykas-

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