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
Likhanya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Likhanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Likhanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Likhanya is most common in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Likhanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,369,340th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. Likhanya is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Likhanya live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 70 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 111 people, or 1 in 488,087. In South Africa Likhanya is most common in: Limpopo, where 82 percent live, Gauteng, where 15 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 30 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.
Likhanya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily 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
- 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 Likhanya
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