Likiu Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Likiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Likiu (11) may also be a first name.
Likiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Likiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Likiu (Russian: Ликиу) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Likiu.
How Common Is The Last Name Likiu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Likiu is the 4,206,983rd most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Likiu occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Likiu live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Likiu is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 11 people.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania Likiu is most common in: Pwani Region, where 82 percent live, Arusha Region, where 9 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 45 percent live and Malaysia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liqiu | 80 | 504 | / |
| Lekiu | 80 | 10 | / |
| Lukiu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liuqiu | 73 | 417 | / |
| LaiQiu | 73 | 104 | / |
| Licoiu | 73 | 67 | / |
| Leskiu | 73 | 24 | / |
| Lichiu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lekieu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Leiqiu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Likyus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lekiou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Likeju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lesskiu | 67 | 38 | / |
| Lesckiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyckius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luqiu | 60 | 166 | / |
| Leqiu | 60 | 4 | / |
| Licău | 60 | 2 | / |
| Lecoiu | 55 | 117 | / |
| Lukuyu | 55 | 61 | / |
| Lechiu | 55 | 18 | / |
| Lekeju | 55 | 6 | / |
| Lecțiu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Lekoju | 55 | 4 | / |
| Lykyou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Lekjau | 55 | 1 | / |
| Lajkju | 55 | 1 | / |
| Lukuju | 55 | 1 | / |
| Lequieu | 50 | 163 | / |
| Leechiu | 50 | 42 | / |
| Laikjoe | 50 | 12 | / |
| Lyckéus | 50 | 6 | / |
| Lycoius | 50 | 4 | / |
| Licheou | 50 | 3 | / |
| Lekgeyu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lekihoe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Leckyuh | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lukujju | 50 | 1 | / |
Likiu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Likiu in the Russian language | ||
| Ликиу | likiu | - |
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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 Likiu
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