Likwa Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Likwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3011:245,44723,516
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Likwa (409) may also be a first name.

Likwa Last Name Facts

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

Likwa is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Likwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Likwa? popularity and diffusion

Likwa is the 841,044th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Likwa are found; 92 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Likwa is also the 426,190th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 409 people.

This surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 245,447. Outside of The DR Congo it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Likwa Last Name Statistics demography

Likwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.37% less than the national average, earning R 96,552 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Likwea91148/
Likwai9187/
Likwas9120/
Likhwa9117/
Likway911/
Likwat911/
Likwaya83443/
Laikhwa8335/
Likwaja831/
Loikwaa831/
Liekway830/
Lekwa802,098/
Ligwa801,985/
Lukwa80783/
Likwo80261/
Likwe8078/
Likwi8048/
Likua8045/
Liqwa8012/
Liegwa73180/
Hlekwa73161/
Lukwah7397/
Liqhwa7370/
Lukwai7346/
Leakwa7333/
Lekwai7329/
Likwei7313/
Leukwa7311/
Lekwua7311/
Likuat737/
Liggwa737/
Lekhwa736/
Likuea734/
Likwop734/
Likwet733/
Lekwas733/
Lekwau732/
Licway731/
Likwoh731/
Liekwe731/
Laigwa731/
Lekwah731/
Leigwa731/
Liokwe731/
Luckwa731/
Lighwa731/
Lukwaha6796/
Leakway6746/
Leckway675/
Leekwai672/
Likwehe671/
Lekwach671/
Leekway670/

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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 Likwa
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