Likhachev Surname

75,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Likhachev Surname User-submission:

Patronymic form of the name Likhach, meaning 'evil'.

Likhachev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6,1251:23,5303,335
Kazakhstan1361:130,01813,505
Belarus1261:75,40512,185
Kyrgyzstan441:135,74215,060
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Likhachev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Patronymic form of the name Likhach, meaning 'evil'.

- Junie

Likhachev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Likhachev (Georgian: ლიხაჩევი, Russian: Лихачев) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Likhachev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Likhachev is the 75,433rd most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,119,955 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Likhachev live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 6,125 people, or 1 in 23,530. In Russia Likhachev is mostly concentrated in: Voronezh Oblast, where 8 percent are found, Moscow, where 7 percent are found and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Besides Russia this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Likhachev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Likhachev surname are 7.83% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 54.6% being registered with the party.

Likhachev earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Likhachev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Likhachev in the Georgian language
ლიხაჩევიlikhachevi-
Likhachev in the Russian language
Лихачевlihacev-

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