Likunga Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Likunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1811:292,49522,657
Namibia1201:20,0783,504
Zambia881:180,11312,254
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Likunga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Likunga is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Likunga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Likunga is the 694,796th most widely held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Likunga reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 292,495. In Tanzania Likunga is primarily concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 52 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 46 percent live and Lindi Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 28 percent live and Zambia, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laikunga934/
Likung'a931/
Likuna9284/
Likuga929/
Lukunga863,720/
Likonga862,055/
Lekunga86348/
Likunna862/
Lykunga861/
Lukhunga8022/
Liskunas8012/
Lekungha8011/
Lickunas8010/
Lukkunga801/
Lukungay801/
Lekeunga801/
Lekungah801/
Likona77115/
Lekuna7727/
Licuna777/
Likoga775/
Likoungou751/
Likongo712,678/
Likonge712,097/
Likongi71252/
Lekonga71119/
Lekouna7161/
Likoena7139/
Likhona7125/
Leikona7121/
Lickona7119/
Liqonga7114/
Laikona7113/
Lekouga7112/
Lekeuna717/
Lukungo713/
Liekona713/
Likooga712/
Laicuna712/
Hlikona711/
Licungo711/
Lekumga711/
Lekugai711/
Lekugah711/
Leukuna711/
Liecuga711/
Legkuna711/
Likong'o67119/
Lekaunas6712/
Laikūnas674/
Laykunas674/
Lickūnas672/
Likkongo671/
Likeunou671/
Lekougna671/
Leikūnas671/
Leicunas671/
Lekounas671/
Leckonga671/

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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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