Likiwa Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Likiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Likiwa Last Name Facts

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

Likiwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Likiwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Likiwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Likiwa reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Likiwa is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,529,441. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Pwani Region, where 60 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 27 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 7 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leikiwa921/
Loikiwa921/
Likhiwat863/
Likuwa831,412/
Lukiwa8389/
Likewa8341/
Lichiwa7746/
Hlekiwa7714/
Leikuwa778/
Likibea774/
Likhuwa772/
Likieva771/
Liskiva771/
Litkiva771/
Likiwyo771/
Likkieva712/
Lekiswaa711/
Lekaiwua711/
Lukuwa67139/
Lekewa67138/
Likuwo67136/
Likewe6741/
Lekuwa6725/
Likiby6713/
Likeva677/
Lukewa674/
Liciva674/
Likuva672/
Likhitvas671/
Lekiva671/

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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 Likiwa
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