Likaya Surname
Approximately 614 people bear this surname
Likaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 476 | 1:111,222 | 10,709 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Thailand | 45 | 1:1,569,741 | 208,465 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Likaya (38) may also be a first name.
Likaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Likaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Likaya (Marathi: िलकया, Russian: Ликая) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Likaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 527,543rd most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 11,868,967 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Likaya live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Likaya is also the 1,662,754th most common given name at a global level, held by 38 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 476 people, or 1 in 111,222. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Morogoro Region, where 94 percent are found, Ruvuma Region, where 2 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Likaya exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and Thailand, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Likaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Likaya in the Marathi language | ||
| िलकया | ilakaya | - |
| Likaya in the Russian language | ||
| Ликая | likaa | - |
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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 Likaya
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