Likhunya Surname
Approximately 317 people bear this surname
Likhunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Likhunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Likhunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Likhunya occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Likhunya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Likhunya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 858,879th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. The last name Likhunya is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Likhunya are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Besides Malawi it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Likunya | 93 | 72 | / |
| Likhonya | 88 | 9 | / |
| Likunja | 80 | 295 | / |
| Likonya | 80 | 259 | / |
| Lekunya | 80 | 76 | / |
| Likunia | 80 | 45 | / |
| Licunya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lukuenya | 75 | 34 | / |
| Lukuunya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lukunja | 67 | 389 | / |
| Likonyo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Lekonya | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lukunia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lekinya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekunja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lichonyo | 63 | 10 | / |
| Lehconya | 63 | 2 | / |
| Lechunia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lekougna | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lukunjha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Leqhoenya | 59 | 24 | / |
| Letchumnia | 56 | 2 | / |
| Lekhoeneha | 56 | 1 | / |
| Lukinja | 53 | 803 | / |
| Likinio | 53 | 16 | / |
| Liconia | 53 | 2 | / |
| Lukinia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Lecunia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Liquinio | 50 | 8 | / |
| Lichonjo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Leijunio | 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 Likhunya
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