Likela Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Likela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4101:180,19418,301
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Likela (39) may also be a first name.

Likela Last Name Facts

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

Likela is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Likela? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 695,980th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 17,187,608 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Likela live; 97 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most common first name internationally, held by 39 people.

This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 410 people, or 1 in 180,194. Not including The DR Congo Likela exists in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and Zambia, where 0 percent reside.

Likela Last Name Statistics demography

Likela earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 23.73% more than the national average, earning R 294,036 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laikela924/
Likhela924/
Hlikela922/
Liokela921/
Liketla921/
Likhehla861/
Lukela832,083/
Likele832,006/
Likely83858/
Likala83766/
Likila83721/
Likeli83433/
Likola83243/
Lekela83181/
Licela8321/
Liqela839/
Likelo832/
Likhoehla801/
Lekhela77388/
Likhala77380/
Loikala77138/
Likhola77106/
Leikola77103/
Lekgela7785/
Laikola7770/
Liekola7766/
Likalla7765/
Leskela7757/
Liukelo7748/
Likkola7746/
Luukela7730/
Leikala7725/
Liukola7719/
Lukeala7718/
Likhele7717/
Lukhela7716/
Lekkela7712/
Liokeli7712/
Liquela779/
Likkala778/
Lichela778/
Leekela777/
Lukeula774/
Lekelai774/
Likelet774/
Liecala773/
Lukeela773/
Likolaj773/
Likolay772/
Lickely771/
Likalia771/
Likeeli771/
Lekelah771/
Lekelia771/
Likalau771/
Liukala771/
Liokely771/
Luekela771/
Lukiela771/
Lekelau771/
Lekiela771/
Likeelo771/
Likuila771/
Liekala771/
Liekelo771/
Hlikila771/
Lekeala771/
Likeleh771/
Luicela771/
Likeley770/
Likholay71116/
Hlikihla71106/
Leikkola7189/
Liukkala7137/
Lekhehla7136/
Lekhoela7123/
Luikaila7121/
Liekkala7116/
Liekkola719/
Likkolla718/
Laikkola717/
Laikkala714/
Likkolaj714/
Lekoelea713/
Laichela713/
Likehele712/
Lekhelat711/
Luikuila711/
Lekheloa711/
Likaaila711/
Liaikala711/
Hlekehla711/
Likieleh711/
Likolo675,249/
Lukala674,273/
Lekala674,023/
Lukelo673,067/
Lekola671,568/
Likilo67786/
Lukila67695/
Likalo67562/
Leqela67504/
Lekele67254/
Likili67209/
Lekhoehla67125/
Lukola67114/
Liceli67101/
Leqala6773/
Leqola6765/
Lekila6763/
Liukkoila6716/
Lekhoelea6713/
Lekeli6711/
Lecela6710/
Liukkaala6710/
Lekhelooa6710/
Lekelo677/
Lekely676/
Licala675/
Licila674/
Licely672/
Lecala672/
Lykehilla671/
Likile671/
Licola671/
Lykele671/
Lecila671/
Likily670/

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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 Likela
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