Likwila Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Likwila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Likwila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1171:452,49231,593
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Likwila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Likwila is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Likwila? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,674,734th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Likwila are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Likwila is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 117 people, or 1 in 452,492. In Tanzania Likwila is most prevalent in: Lindi Region, where 100 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukwila8679/
Likwili8637/
Likwela8636/
Likwilo862/
Likuila861/
Likwile861/
Lekwilai80869/
Lekwilat808/
Luikuila801/
Lukwaila801/
Luekwilai75119/
Lickwiler750/
Lugwila71362/
Lukuila7134/
Lekwili7112/
Ligwile7110/
Lukwilo715/
Likwele712/
Ligwili711/
Likweli711/
Lukwela711/
Legwaila67237/
Leckwili6725/
Likgwele6710/
Lekwehla671/

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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 Likwila
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