Likni Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Likni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger3361:57,1192,767
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156

Likni (125) may also be a first name.

Likni Last Name Facts

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

Likni is found most frequently in Niger. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Likni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Likni is the 820,032nd most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 21,497,186 people. The last name Likni occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Likni are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Likni is also the 832,731st most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 125 people.

It is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 336 people, or 1 in 57,119. In Niger it is most frequent in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Niger this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Likhni913/
Likngi911/
Loikeni831/
Lekni8042/
Lukni8031/
Likna809/
Likne801/
Laikenyi771/
Leknoi73731/
Likhna73366/
Liekne7354/
Liekna7342/
Lekhni737/
Leknai734/
Luknoi732/
Lyknis731/
Leknid731/
Licnio731/
Licnis730/
Leiknes67299/
Likhner6761/
Lecinni676/
Lycknio673/
Licknes673/
Leknois671/
Lekneit671/
Laikner671/
Lickney670/

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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 Likni
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