Likhama Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Likhama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likhama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2021:10,0622,290
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Likhama (3,171) may also be a first name.

Likhama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Likhama (Hindi: लिखमा, Marathi: िलखमा, Oriya: ଲିଖମା) is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Likhama.

How Common Is The Last Name Likhama? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,025,894th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Likhama reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 127,649th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 3,171 people.

It is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 10,062. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Mokhotlong District, where 45 percent are found, Leribe District, where 25 percent are found and Thaba-Tseka District, where 12 percent are found. Barring Lesotho this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent are found and Malawi, where 0 percent are found.

Likhama Last Name Statistics demography

Likhama earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.53% less than the national average, earning R 127,068 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Likhama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Likhama in the Oriya language
ଲିଖମାlikhama-
Likhama in the Hindi language
लिखमाlikhama97.45
लीखमाlikhama2.3
लिखामाlikhama0.1
Likhama in the Marathi language
िलखमाilakhama85.71
लीखमाlikhama14.29

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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
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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 Likhama
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