Likomwa Surname

448,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Likomwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likomwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7581:22,5853,433
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Likomwa Last Name Facts

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

Likomwa is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Likomwa? popularity and diffusion

Likomwa is the 448,561st most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,601,510 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Likomwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 758 people, or 1 in 22,585. Besides Malawi this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukomwa86421/
Likamwa869/
Likoumba8011/
Lukoomwa802/
Likombah801/
Likumwe71105/
Lukamwa717/
Lekamwa714/
Lekoumba6726/
Likumbea6710/
Likoumbi675/
Leckomba675/
Likuimba671/
Hlikumwe671/

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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 Likomwa
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