Lishaka Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Lishaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lishaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Lishaka (12) may also be a first name.

Lishaka Last Name Facts

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

Lishaka is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lishaka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lishaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lishaka is the 10,311,814th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Lishaka is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lishaka reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 12 people.

The last name Lishaka is most commonly used in Namibia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 1,204,700. In Namibia Lishaka is primarily concentrated in: Hardap Region, where 50 percent reside and Omusati Region, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Namibia Lishaka is found in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 33 percent reside.

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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 Lishaka
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