Liknes Surname

667,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 449 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Liknes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liknes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway3351:15,3501,829
Canada881:418,70036,754
United States241:15,102,456529,929
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Liknes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liknes is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Liknes.

How Common Is The Last Name Liknes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 667,223rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,230,615 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Liknes reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 75 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Liknes is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 335 people, or 1 in 15,350. In Norway it is most frequent in: Western Norway, where 84 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 10 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Liknes Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Liknes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning 369,658 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.2% more than the national average, earning $49,706 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning $51,374 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liknesh921,932/
Likness92331/
Leiknes92299/
Licknes923/
Leikness86143/
Lickness8691/
Likneshe861/
Leknes83680/
Liknis8311/
Lekness7750/
Leknesh7716/
Lieknis775/
Lykknes774/
Lykness772/
Lucknes771/
Leckness7171/
Lucknesh7121/
Leekness711/
Lycknets711/
Luckness710/
Luknis6721/
Leknys6710/
Lekemnesh671/
Leknäs671/
Lyknis671/
Licnis670/
Luikenhuis6320/
Leknech624/
Leknois621/
Lucknis621/
Lyckenäs573/
Lekneche572/
Lekhnech572/
Licennys571/
Lecknish570/
Lekhneche531/
Lukniš5044/
Lajkhneche501/

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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 Liknes
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