Likwekwe Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Likwekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likwekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1171:452,49231,593
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260

Likwekwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Likwekwe is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Likwekwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Likwekwe is the 1,248,410th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Likwekwe live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 452,492. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Lindi Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 37 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukwekwe88383/
Likhweke884/
Likeke861,274/
Liekweg80138/
Lekweke8037/
Lokweke805/
Lukhwekhwe785/
Likek771/
Likoekoe75103/
Likwikwi7527/
Likwakwa7517/
Ligwegwe751/
Lokeke71763/
Lukeke71469/
Likwakhwa71183/
Likeka71171/
Likeku7182/
Lakeke7130/
Likeki7121/
Likwok713/
Lekwek711/
Likeko711/
Likeak711/
Lickek710/
Likhwakhwa67105/
Likukwa67104/
Likwega6775/
Lekwega6735/
Likwaka6721/
Likawec677/
Lickweg674/
Li Kwok674/
Lyckeke674/
Lokaeke674/
Likeyakeya674/
Likeyekeye672/
Lukheke672/
Likaeka671/
Luokeke671/
Luikwok671/
Lakecke671/
Lukekwa671/
Lukweku671/
Lokekwa671/
Lokekei671/
Lukekhe671/
Liekwag671/
Likhwak671/
Leikweg670/
Lugwegwe636/
Luqweqwe631/
Lekwakwe50432/
Lekuekue502/
Ligbegbe501/
Lukwikwi501/

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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 Likwekwe
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