Likoye Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Likoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 111 | 1:416,035 | 22,860 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Likoye (13) may also be a first name.
Likoye Demographics
Likoye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Likoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Likoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Likoye is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Likoye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,727,723rd most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Likoye live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Likoye is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 13 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 416,035. In Kenya Likoye is primarily found in: Kakamega County, where 88 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 8 percent reside and Kwale County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 1 percent reside.
Likoye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Likoye
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