Likhanya Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Likhanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 111 | 1:488,087 | 40,113 |
| Kenya | 49 | 1:942,447 | 33,788 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Likhanya Demographics
Average Likhanya Salary in
South Africa
R 242,376
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Likhanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Likhanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Likhanya is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Likhanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Likhanya is the 1,369,340th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. Likhanya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Likhanya reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 488,087. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 82 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent are found. Barring South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 30 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.
Likhanya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Likhanya surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Likhanya earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.99% more than the national average, earning R 242,376 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Likanya | 93 | 68 | / |
| Lekhanya | 88 | 2,056 | / |
| Likhonya | 88 | 9 | / |
| Likhania | 88 | 5 | / |
| Lekhanyaa | 82 | 2 | / |
| Likonya | 80 | 259 | / |
| Likania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lekganya | 75 | 26 | / |
| Lekkanya | 75 | 7 | / |
| Lechanya | 75 | 2 | / |
| Leekanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Likanjau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lekanayia | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lekanaiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Likonyo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Lekonya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Likanjo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lijanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lykhaingia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lichonyo | 63 | 10 | / |
| Lehconya | 63 | 2 | / |
| Licaña | 57 | 32 | / |
| Licanio | 53 | 52 | / |
| Lycania | 53 | 12 | / |
| Lijanio | 53 | 3 | / |
| Lekanio | 53 | 1 | / |
| Lejanyo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Lekanha | 53 | 1 | / |
| Lichonjo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Liscanio | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lizcanio | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Likhanya
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