Likene Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Likene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Likene (106) may also be a first name.

Likene Last Name Facts

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

Likene has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Likene click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Likene? popularity and diffusion

The surname Likene is the 5,587,209th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Likene are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 42 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Likene is also the 915,176th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 106 people.

The surname Likene is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,461,511. In Cameroon Likene is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 33 percent live, East Region, where 17 percent live and North Region, where 17 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 42 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Likenge921,068/
Likenje929/
Likiene923/
Likeneh921/
Likaene921/
Likener921/
Likenesh8625/
Leikiene862/
Liekiene861/
Likenets861/
Lickenes860/
Lickenge860/
Lickener860/
Likane831,074/
Lekene83402/
Likena83116/
Lukene8357/
Likine8322/
Likeni836/
Likhen834/
Likone833/
Likeny832/
Lykene831/
Likenh831/
Licene831/
Lukeine77558/
Lekeune77215/
Lekhene77179/
Lekoene77116/
Likengi7755/
Lekeane7742/
Lichene7729/
Lekenge7724/
Leikine7724/
Likenyo7723/
Liukeni7714/
Laikone7711/
Likaane7710/
Lekaene777/
Laikena776/
Lukiene776/
Likhane775/
Lekeene775/
Lukenie774/
Lickine772/
Lukhene772/
Likhone771/
Likhine771/
Lekeneu771/
Lekiene771/
Likanne771/
Likegni771/
Likenyi771/
Likisen771/
Lekenei771/
Loikeni771/
Lekegne771/
Lekoenea7180/
Lückener7164/
Lekgenge7112/
Lekenhed718/
Leckiene714/
Lekeuneu713/
Lekengeh713/
Luckiene712/
Lekeagne711/
Lekeaneh711/
Laikenyi711/
Leukehne711/
Lequiene711/
Lekhenge711/
Lekhoene711/
Lekenesh711/
Laikhien711/
Lukeni674,877/
Lekane671,904/
Lekone671,731/
Lekena671,453/
Lekeni67403/
Likini67290/
Likani67145/
Lecane67122/
Likhin67109/
Lecene67108/
Licone6791/
Lukane6744/
Likoni6743/
Lisketing6727/
Lukone6718/
Lekine6715/
Lecine6714/
Lukine6713/
Lekeny6710/
Lekean678/
Lekgen678/
Leqane677/
Lecone676/
Lekoeneea676/
Licean676/
Liqeni676/
Lécine672/
Liszkaine672/
Licane672/
Lecène672/
Lycene671/
Lykhen671/
Likoin671/
Likain671/
Liqane671/
Lyckenhed671/
Lècine671/
Lekein671/
Licein671/

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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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  • 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 Likene
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