Likunga Surname
Approximately 425 people bear this surname
Likunga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 181 | 1:292,495 | 22,657 |
| Namibia | 120 | 1:20,078 | 3,504 |
| Zambia | 88 | 1:180,113 | 12,254 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Likunga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Likunga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Likunga is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Likunga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 694,796th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. The surname Likunga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Likunga live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 49 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Likunga is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 292,495. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Morogoro Region, where 52 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 46 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Likunga occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 28 percent are found and Zambia, where 21 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laikunga | 93 | 4 | / |
| Likung'a | 93 | 1 | / |
| Likuna | 92 | 84 | / |
| Likuga | 92 | 9 | / |
| Lukunga | 86 | 3,720 | / |
| Likonga | 86 | 2,055 | / |
| Lekunga | 86 | 348 | / |
| Likunna | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lykunga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lukhunga | 80 | 22 | / |
| Liskunas | 80 | 12 | / |
| Lekungha | 80 | 11 | / |
| Lickunas | 80 | 10 | / |
| Lukkunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lukungay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lekeunga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lekungah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Likona | 77 | 115 | / |
| Lekuna | 77 | 27 | / |
| Licuna | 77 | 7 | / |
| Likoga | 77 | 5 | / |
| Likoungou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Likongo | 71 | 2,678 | / |
| Likonge | 71 | 2,097 | / |
| Likongi | 71 | 252 | / |
| Lekonga | 71 | 119 | / |
| Lekouna | 71 | 61 | / |
| Likoena | 71 | 39 | / |
| Likhona | 71 | 25 | / |
| Leikona | 71 | 21 | / |
| Lickona | 71 | 19 | / |
| Liqonga | 71 | 14 | / |
| Laikona | 71 | 13 | / |
| Lekouga | 71 | 12 | / |
| Lekeuna | 71 | 7 | / |
| Lukungo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Liekona | 71 | 3 | / |
| Likooga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Laicuna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hlikona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Licungo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekumga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekugai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekugah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leukuna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Liecuga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Legkuna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Likong'o | 67 | 119 | / |
| Lekaunas | 67 | 12 | / |
| Laikūnas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laykunas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lickūnas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Likkongo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likeunou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekougna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leikūnas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leicunas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekounas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leckonga | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Likunga
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