Likeng Surname

271,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Likeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1,2961:16,0262,183
France941:706,62589,060
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Likeng (1,733) may also be a first name.

Likeng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Likeng occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Likeng? popularity and diffusion

The last name Likeng is the 271,501st most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 5,078,429 people. The last name Likeng occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Likeng live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 87 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Likeng is also the 184,332nd most common first name globally. It is borne by 1,733 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,296 people, or 1 in 16,026. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 71 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 22 percent reside and South Region, where 3 percent reside. Beside Cameroon it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in France, where 7 percent reside and Malaysia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liskeng9216/
Lickeng922/
Likkeng921/
Likengt921/
Likng911/
Laikheng8653/
Likengue861/
Laikeung861/
Liceng83561/
Liking83112/
Lekeng8373/
Lukeng8317/
Lickng831/
Licking77189/
Licheng77111/
Laiceng7785/
Lekueng7781/
Luiking7772/
Lisking7749/
Leiking7738/
Likiong775/
Leukeng774/
Laiking773/
Lukieng773/
Leiceng772/
Lekoeng772/
Likings771/
Lekeung771/
Laykeng771/
Leskeng771/
Likenke771/
Leekeng771/
Litking771/
Luckeng771/
Lieking770/
Lukng735/
Loikking7125/
Laicheng7111/
Luicheng714/
Lekengue713/
Leicheng713/
Laykheng711/
Lickings711/
Laikiong711/
Lüking67601/
Luking67309/
Liqing6794/
Leking6750/
Lyking6728/
Leqing6727/
Luqing6712/
Lecing6712/
Licing675/
Lyceng670/

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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 Likeng
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