Likawa Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Likawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Likawa (43) may also be a first name.

Likawa Last Name Facts

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

Likawa occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Likawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Likawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,943,350th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Likawa are found; 70 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 66 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Likawa is also the 1,545,828th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 43 people.

The surname Likawa is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 2,320,161. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: North Sulawesi, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent live and The Philippines, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leikawa92106/
Likaswa929/
Likhawa925/
Liskawa924/
Likhawat862/
Likava83298/
Lekawa83252/
Likowa8373/
Lukawa8352/
Likewa8341/
Licawa8324/
Likawe8316/
Likawi834/
Likawo831/
Likaswe77209/
Likhawo77105/
Lekawat7736/
Lukaawa7722/
Leskawa779/
Laikava779/
Liekava776/
Likaeva776/
Likavat775/
Likavha773/
Licaway772/
Leukawa771/
Hlikowa771/
Likabea771/
Lukaway771/
Likhowa771/
Lekauwa771/
Laikawe771/
Laykawa771/
Lekaawa771/
Likhavha71186/
Lekgauwa7147/
Likhaeva7126/
Lekhawat716/
Laikabay714/
Likhavat713/
Likawetz713/
Leskawat711/
Lekaiwua711/
Likavaya711/
L'Uekawa711/
Liszkowa710/
Lukava671,193/
Likova67898/
Lukowa67396/
Likowo67212/
Likavo67143/
Lekewa67138/
Likowe67119/
Likhashva6738/
Likhovaya6731/
Lekawe6719/
Likeva677/
Lickovaha676/
Lukewa674/
Licava674/
Lekowa673/
Lekava672/
Lukawo671/
Likowi671/
Lekawi671/

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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 Likawa
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