Likumi Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Likumi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likumi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1351:392,16027,960
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Likumi (15) may also be a first name.

Likumi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Likumi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Likumi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Likumi is the 1,527,735th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. Likumi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Likumi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name globally, held by 15 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 392,160. In Tanzania Likumi is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 97 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Likimi83268/
Likuma83240/
Likume83150/
Lukumi8339/
Lukumai772,257/
Leikuma77113/
Likoume775/
Lukumoi773/
Likumay771/
Likouma771/
Lekeumi771/
Likimhui71140/
Luckumai7152/
Laikouma711/
Likoma67466/
Likome67339/
Lukume67197/
Lekuma6733/
Lukimi6721/
Lekume6710/
Likime673/
Līkuma673/
Lecumi672/
Lekimi672/
Lekomi672/
Licuma671/

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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 Likumi
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