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
The surname Likiya (Hindi: लीकिया, Marathi: िलकीया, Russian: Ликия) is most common in Uganda. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Likiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Likiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Likiya is the 1,129,067th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. Likiya is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Likiya live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Likiya is also the 992,070th most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 92 people.
The surname Likiya is most common in Uganda, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 193,264. In Uganda Likiya is primarily found in: Yumbe District, where 73 percent reside, Kayunga District, where 11 percent reside and Kiryandongo District, where 9 percent reside. Not including Uganda this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs 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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