Likumbo Surname

491,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 673 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Likumbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likumbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4171:126,95811,944
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Likumbo Last Name Facts

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

Likumbo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Likumbo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 491,715th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 10,828,449 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Likumbo reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 417 people, or 1 in 126,958. In Tanzania Likumbo is most numerous in: Mtwara Region, where 79 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent reside and Lindi Region, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Likombo861,461/
Likumba86822/
Lukumbo86318/
Likimbo864/
Likoumba8011/
Lukuembo801/
Likuimba801/
Lekoumbou7582/
Likomba711,941/
Lukumba711,598/
Likimba711,293/
Lukimbo7155/
Lekombo7130/
Licumba7125/
Lekumba711/
Lekombou6755/
Lekoumba6726/
Lukaumba674/
Leckombo671/
Lekumbau671/
Likombah671/
Likhomba671/
Lequimboh631/
Lukimba57424/
Lekomba5718/
Lucumba578/
Lekimba574/
Leckomba535/
Lecombou531/

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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 Likumbo
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