Lishama Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Maldives
Highest density in:
Maldives

Lishama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lishama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Maldives21:202,0864,973
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Lishama (5) may also be a first name.

Lishama Last Name Facts

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

Lishama (Hindi: लिशमा) has its highest incidence in The Maldives. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lishama.

How Common Is The Last Name Lishama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Lishama are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Lishama is also the 5,493,085th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 5 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The Maldives, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 202,086. In The Maldives it is most numerous in: Laamu Atoll, where 50 percent live and Noonu Atoll, where 50 percent live. Not including The Maldives this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Kenya, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lishama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lishama in the Hindi language
लिशमाlisama-

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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 Lishama
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