Likena Surname
Approximately 116 people bear this surname
Likena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 68 | 1:778,553 | 42,281 |
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Likena (149) may also be a first name.
Likena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Likena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Likena is found most in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Likena? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,691,963rd most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Likena live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Likena is also the 754,880th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 149 people.
It is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 778,553. In Tanzania Likena is most prevalent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 81 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 13 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Likena
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