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 carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Likiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Likiya is the 1,129,067th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,053,953 people. Likiya is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Likiya reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 71 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Likiya is also the 992,070th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 92 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 193,264. In Uganda Likiya is primarily concentrated in: Yumbe District, where 73 percent are found, Kayunga District, where 11 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 9 percent are found. Barring Uganda Likiya is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
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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