Likuwe Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Likuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
Likuwe (67) may also be a first name.
Likuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Likuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Likuwe is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Likuwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Likuwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Likuwe is the 3,100,440th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Likuwe is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Likuwe are found; 53 percent are found in Central Africa and 53 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Likuwe is also the 1,191,548th most frequent forename globally, held by 67 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Aside from The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 48 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Likuwa | 83 | 1,412 | / |
| Likowe | 83 | 119 | / |
| Lukuwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Likuve | 83 | 1 | / |
| Likuwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Leikuwa | 77 | 8 | / |
| Likhuwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Likubee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lischkuweit | 71 | 23 | / |
| Lukhuywe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Loikeube | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lukuwi | 67 | 2,754 | / |
| Lekowe | 67 | 128 | / |
| Lekuwa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Likuvi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Likuva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Likowi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekhowe | 62 | 33 | / |
| Lekeuwa | 62 | 3 | / |
| Likhuva | 62 | 2 | / |
| Luqhiwe | 62 | 2 | / |
| Hlekiwe | 62 | 2 | / |
| Lekuwai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Likubui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Likuvha | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lekauwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lekouwa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Laikoubi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Lukuvi | 50 | 237 | / |
| Lecube | 50 | 116 | / |
| Lekuby | 50 | 16 | / |
| Lekubi | 50 | 4 | / |
| Lecuve | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lecowe | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Likuwe
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