Likunyi Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Likunyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 50 | 1:316,998 | 17,478 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Likunyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Likunyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Likunyi is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Likunyi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,718,172nd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Likunyi reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Likunyi is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 316,998. In Zambia it is most common in: Southern Province, where 94 percent are found, Lusaka Province, where 4 percent are found and North-Western Province, where 2 percent are found. Not including Zambia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Likuni | 92 | 113 | / |
| Loikuni | 86 | 9 | / |
| Likusni | 86 | 5 | / |
| Likhuni | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lekunyi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lukuenyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Likhauni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lukuni | 77 | 1,745 | / |
| Likini | 77 | 290 | / |
| Lekuni | 77 | 131 | / |
| Likuna | 77 | 84 | / |
| Likoni | 77 | 43 | / |
| Likune | 77 | 6 | / |
| Lukuny | 77 | 3 | / |
| Likunje | 71 | 132 | / |
| Lekinyi | 71 | 120 | / |
| Lukhuni | 71 | 42 | / |
| Likkini | 71 | 7 | / |
| Licuini | 71 | 4 | / |
| Likhoni | 71 | 2 | / |
| Likinoi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Likunna | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lekhuni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Luhkuni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Likinui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekouni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukinyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leikini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Likiniy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Likinay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leikhoni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liccunis | 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
- 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 Likunyi
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