Likoma Surname

649,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 466 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Likoma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likoma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Zambia671:236,56614,543
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Likoma (31) may also be a first name.

Likoma Last Name Facts

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

Likoma is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Likoma.

How Common Is The Last Name Likoma? popularity and diffusion

It is the 649,026th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 15,638,511 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Likoma are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 48 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 31 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 348,489. Barring The DR Congo Likoma exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 34 percent reside and Zambia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Likhoma921/
Likouma921/
Likomga921/
Leikomaa866/
Laikouma861/
Likomatt861/
Lekoma832,083/
Lukoma831,058/
Likama83443/
Likome83339/
Likuma83240/
Likema83159/
Likomo8351/
Licoma835/
Lekouma77511/
Likhomo77489/
Likhome77288/
Likhama77246/
Leikuma77113/
Liekama7742/
Likaema7717/
Lukooma7713/
Likumah776/
Likoume775/
Leikama774/
Lekhoma774/
Likamaa772/
Likamma772/
Le'koma772/
Lukhoma771/
Luikama771/
Lijkema771/
Licomas771/
Licuoma771/
Likumay771/
Liokama771/
Laikama771/
Likamai771/
Leckoma770/
Lekhooma711/
Liaikema711/
Liekaema711/
Likhomit711/
Liskamat711/
Likomets711/
Lukama678,573/
Likami67430/
Lekama67393/
Lekome67334/
Lekomo67274/
Lukomo67214/
Likume67150/
Likumi67136/
Likumo67130/
Likemo67119/
Lukema6753/
Lekuma6733/
Likame6728/
Lekema6712/
Licama676/
Laikkamaa673/
Līkuma673/
Lekomi672/
Licuma671/
Liqama671/
Likaemaha671/
Leqoma671/

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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 Likoma
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