Likhanga Surname
Approximately 847 people bear this surname
Likhanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 845 | 1:54,651 | 5,465 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Likhanga (12) may also be a first name.
Likhanga Demographics
Likhanga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Likhanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Likhanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Likhanga has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Likhanga.
How Common Is The Last Name Likhanga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 411,827th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 8,603,950 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Likhanga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Likhanga is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 845 people, or 1 in 54,651. In Kenya Likhanga is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 62 percent live, Nairobi County, where 24 percent live and Bungoma County, where 9 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Likhanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Likhanga surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Likhanga
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