Likwaya Surname
Approximately 443 people bear this surname
Likwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Tanzania | 114 | 1:464,400 | 32,092 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Likwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Likwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Likwaya occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Likwaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 674,066th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Likwaya reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Excluding Malawi this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 26 percent live and Ireland, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Likway | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lukwaya | 86 | 436 | / |
| Likwiya | 86 | 218 | / |
| Likwayu | 86 | 78 | / |
| Likwayi | 86 | 10 | / |
| Likweya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Likwaja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Loikwaa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Liekway | 86 | 0 | / |
| Likwa | 83 | 327 | / |
| Likhwiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Likwiyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Likwea | 77 | 148 | / |
| Likwai | 77 | 87 | / |
| Licway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ligbaya | 71 | 2,122 | / |
| Lukwiya | 71 | 1,428 | / |
| Lukuaya | 71 | 103 | / |
| Leakway | 71 | 46 | / |
| Lukwayi | 71 | 41 | / |
| Lukweya | 71 | 19 | / |
| Lekwayi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Leckway | 71 | 5 | / |
| Likweye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lukwayo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Liukwuahia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Licwayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ligwaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lugwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leekway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lekwa | 67 | 2,098 | / |
| Ligwa | 67 | 1,985 | / |
| Hlekwayo | 67 | 1,293 | / |
| Likwe | 67 | 78 | / |
| Likwi | 67 | 48 | / |
| Lukweeya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hlekwaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlekwayd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukkwaja | 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 Likwaya
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