Likatu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Likatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Likatu (27) may also be a first name.

Likatu Last Name Facts

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

Likatu (Hindi: लिकतू) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Likatu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Likatu is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Likatu live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Likatu is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 27 people.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Likatu is most common in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 100 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Likatu is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laikatus8610/
Lukatu83127/
Liketu835/
Loiketu77217/
Laiketu7775/
Lekatou775/
Lukaatu773/
Lekeateu7126/
Lekahatu712/
Luketu6728/
Likhostup677/
Leketu675/
Lekotu672/
Lukotu671/
Lekatoo62800/
Lăcatuș624/
Lukethu624/
Lekketu624/
Leketeu622/
Lecattu621/
Lucattu621/
Lekeuteu5735/
Lekgothu5722/
Lekoutou575/
Lekhethu571/
Lehkostup53313/
Legkostup53218/
Lykhostup53130/
Lehkostut531/
Legkostoup503/

Likatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Likatu in the Hindi language
लिकतूlikatu-

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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 Likatu
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