Likiu Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

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

Likiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liqiu80504/
Lekiu8010/
Lukiu801/
Liuqiu73417/
LaiQiu73104/
Licoiu7367/
Leskiu7324/
Lichiu737/
Lekieu736/
Leiqiu733/
Likyus731/
Lekiou731/
Likeju731/
Lesskiu6738/
Lesckiu671/
Lyckius671/
Luqiu60166/
Leqiu604/
Licău602/
Lecoiu55117/
Lukuyu5561/
Lechiu5518/
Lekeju556/
Lecțiu554/
Lekoju554/
Lykyou551/
Lekjau551/
Lajkju551/
Lukuju551/
Lequieu50163/
Leechiu5042/
Laikjoe5012/
Lyckéus506/
Lycoius504/
Licheou503/
Lekgeyu501/
Lekihoe501/
Leckyuh501/
Lukujju501/

Likiu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Likiu in the Russian language
Ликиуlikiu-

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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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