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 is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Likeng? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 271,501st most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,078,429 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Likeng reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 87 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 184,332nd most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 1,733 people.

This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,296 people, or 1 in 16,026. In Cameroon Likeng is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 71 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 22 percent are found and South Region, where 3 percent are found. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in France, where 7 percent are found and Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.

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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