Likiya Surname
Approximately 214 people bear this surname
Likiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 202 | 1:193,264 | 15,695 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Likiya (92) may also be a first name.
Likiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Likiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Likiya (Hindi: लीकिया, Marathi: िलकीया, Russian: Ликия) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Likiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,129,067th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname Likiya occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Likiya are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 71 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 992,070th most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 92 people.
It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 193,264. In Uganda Likiya is mostly found in: Yumbe District, where 73 percent reside, Kayunga District, where 11 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Uganda Likiya is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Likiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Likiya in the Marathi language | ||
| िलकीया | ilakiya | - |
| Likiya in the Hindi language | ||
| लीकिया | likiya | 50 |
| लिकिया | likiya | 50 |
| Likiya in the Russian language | ||
| Ликия | likia | - |
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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 Likiya
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