Likwata Surname
Approximately 744 people bear this surname
Likwata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 737 | 1:71,834 | 7,511 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
Likwata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Likwata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Likwata is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Likwata? popularity and diffusion
The surname Likwata is the 455,289th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 9,795,089 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Likwata reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 737 people, or 1 in 71,834. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mtwara Region, where 48 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 22 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 16 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Likhwata | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lukwata | 86 | 1,625 | / |
| Likwati | 86 | 518 | / |
| Likweta | 86 | 341 | / |
| Lukwaata | 80 | 15 | / |
| Lekgwata | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lukwatta | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ligwatha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lekgwatha | 75 | 163 | / |
| Likgwathi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lekwati | 71 | 154 | / |
| Lukuata | 71 | 34 | / |
| Lekwate | 71 | 33 | / |
| Lugwata | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lukweta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekwato | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lekgwati | 67 | 128 | / |
| Lekgwate | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lekwathi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lihgwati | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likuetta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Legwatha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlekwato | 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 Likwata
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