Likoba Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Likoba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likoba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Cameroon1171:177,51318,775
Zambia131:1,219,22530,856
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
France11:66,422,722504,397
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Likoba (15) may also be a first name.

Likoba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Likoba occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Likoba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 770,644th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Likoba live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring forename internationally, borne by 15 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 317,080. Besides The DR Congo this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 32 percent are found and Zambia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Likouba92217/
Likhoba921/
Leikoiba864/
Laikobai861/
Lekoba831,440/
Likobe831,189/
Lukoba83999/
Likuba83989/
Likobo83263/
Likaba83147/
Likeba8310/
Liekhuoba801/
Lekhoba77856/
Lekgoba77327/
Lekouba77203/
Likoebe77198/
Lukhoba7793/
Likhobe7741/
Lukooba7717/
Likhaba773/
Lukobha771/
Likaeba771/
Likubai771/
Lukobau771/
Luhkoba771/
Laikobe771/
Likabea771/
Likhovha7184/
Likhoboy7120/
Laikabay714/
Likhobid711/
Laikoubi711/
Lyaikuba711/
Likhabai711/
Likabhai711/
Leikompa711/
Lukeba675,766/
Lekaba671,370/
Likabo67811/
Likabe67770/
Lekeba67655/
Lukaba67583/
Lekuba67346/
Likovo67310/
Lukobo67189/
Lekobo67148/
Likubo67148/
Likebo67144/
Likube67121/
Lekobe67119/
Likabi6746/
Likubi6734/
Lickovaha676/
Lekobi675/
Leqoba673/
Likuva672/
Lecoba671/
Likovi671/

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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 Likoba
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