Likena Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Likena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania681:778,55342,281
India411:18,708,912282,725
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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 most common in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Likena? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name Likena occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Likena live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 754,880th most common first name globally. It is borne by 149 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 778,553. In Tanzania Likena is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 81 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 13 percent live and Pwani Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania Likena occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Likenga92212/
Likoena9239/
Laikena926/
Likaena924/
Luikenga8678/
Lukena832,558/
Lekena831,453/
Likana83647/
Likina83554/
Likona83115/
Likene8312/
Likeni836/
Licena833/
Likeny832/
Likenh831/
Likeno831/
Litkenhas800/
Likenge771,068/
Likinga771,032/
Likengo77540/
Leikyna77119/
Likhina77105/
Litkina7787/
Likengi7755/
Laikyna7749/
Leikina7732/
Likhona7725/
Lizkina7724/
Likenyo7723/
Leikona7721/
Lickona7719/
Laikona7713/
Likoina7712/
Lükenga7710/
Likenje779/
Laicena778/
Laikina777/
Liukona777/
Lekeuna777/
Likanah776/
Liecana776/
Liekana774/
Liekona773/
Likiene773/
Lekoena773/
Lickina772/
Lichena772/
Lukeina771/
Likhana771/
Likinay771/
Likkina771/
Lukeana771/
Laykena771/
Lekenai771/
Luikeno771/
Hlikona771/
Lekenoa771/
Likanna771/
Likegni771/
Likenyi771/
Likkana771/
Loikeni771/
Likeneh771/
Likinat771/
Likener771/
Leakena771/
Litkenhaus7588/
Laichena71175/
Lekoenea7180/
Luikinga7173/
Leakhena7146/
Leiskina7139/
Lichkina7138/
Likenesh7125/
Lishkina7116/
Liukhina7110/
Likkanna717/
Likchina716/
Lückenga715/
Likhaina715/
Hleikyna715/
Leikhana714/
Lidkinas714/
Lisskina712/
Leikiene712/
Luizkina711/
Lekehena711/
Leakaena711/
Llikkana711/
Laikenyi711/
Likeunou711/
Likienou711/
Liekiene711/
Likenets711/
Leshkena710/
Lickenes710/
Lickenge710/
Lickener710/
Licona6737,306/
Lukina6736,742/
Lecona673,242/
Lukyna672,493/
Lukona671,094/
Lekina671,069/
Lecina67981/
Licina67911/
Lukeno67858/
Lekeno67495/
Lykina67427/
Lekeni67403/
Lekene67402/
Lekana67365/
Lukana67302/
Likono67300/
Likini67290/
Lekona67119/
Lykyna6787/
Lukeña6769/
Lecena6726/
Likine6722/
Licana6719/
Likano6718/
Likino6711/
Litkenhot6711/
Lekeny6710/
Lécina6710/
Lekyna677/
Lekoeneea676/
Liqeni676/
Liqina674/
Lykene671/
Likenhous671/
Lischkina671/
Leichkina671/
Lecana671/
Licene671/
Lliukhina671/
Hlaikhenhauz671/

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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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