Likia Surname

780,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Likia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1971:198,16915,952
Thailand681:1,038,799157,648
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Likia (159) may also be a first name.

Likia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Likia (Oriya: ଲିକିଆ) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Likia.

How Common Is The Last Name Likia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 780,352nd most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 20,075,884 people. Likia occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Likia are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 35 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Likia is also the 727,628th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 159 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 198,169. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 57 percent reside, Moyo District, where 25 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 19 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loikia9148/
Laikia919/
Likiah911/
Likkia911/
Lickias8335/
Lukia80442/
Lekia80432/
Likio80130/
Likja8097/
Likya8067/
Likoiyah778/
Loikya73342/
Liquia7342/
Laikio7322/
Lukiah7319/
Lichia738/
Laikya735/
Likhio733/
Lekkia733/
Lukhia732/
Likijo732/
Leikio732/
Loykia732/
Lekiea731/
Lekjia731/
Leckia731/
Likyaz731/
Lekiah731/
Likiho731/
Liokya731/
Liokio731/
Lykias731/
Luckia730/
Leikea730/
Lekayia67179/
Licquia6762/
Liekkio6737/
Lekchia6735/
Laykhia672/
Likkeao671/
Lukoyia671/
Lekoyia671/
Lukiaei671/
Lukhiah671/
Liquias671/

Likia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Likia in the Oriya language
ଲିକିଆliki'a-

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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 Likia
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