Likukela Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Likukela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likukela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia4721:33,5803,408
Namibia521:46,3355,885
East Timor11:1,215,928507
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Likukela (236) may also be a first name.

Likukela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Likukela occurs most in Zambia. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Likukela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 592,650th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Likukela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 583,008th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 236 people.

Likukela is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 472 people, or 1 in 33,580. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Western Province, where 52 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 21 percent are found and Southern Province, where 17 percent are found. Barring Zambia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 10 percent are found and East Timor, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lekukela88184/
Lukukela886/
Likokela881/
Likokeli7516/
Lekokela753/
Lukukala751/
Lekukele751/
Lekuchela715/
Lukukielo711/
Liqokeli63321/
Lekokele637/
Likokile631/
Lykokely631/
Lukuikila59365/

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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 Likukela
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