Lishuka Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zambia

Lishuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lishuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania681:778,55342,281
Zambia681:233,08714,396

Lishuka (17) may also be a first name.

Lishuka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lishuka is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lishuka click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lishuka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,527,735th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lishuka live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Lishuka is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 778,553. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 75 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 13 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Litshuka931/
Lisuka92160/
Lishika8679/
Lishoka8660/
Lishuko8634/
Lisukea8621/
Lisjuka866/
Lisukha864/
Lushuka862/
Litsuka861/
Leshuka861/
Lisaukas8023/
Litsouka801/
Lisauska801/
Litchuka801/
Lisaucka801/
Lusuka77674/
Lisuko77405/
Lisuke77127/
Lisuki77112/
Lisoka773/
Lisauskas751,394/
Lishchuki754/
Lisauckas754/
Lishikkah751/
Lushika711,127/
Leshika71703/
Lysukha71299/
Lesukat71231/
Lusueka71130/
Lishiko7158/
Lisokha7144/
Leshoka7138/
Laisoka7124/
Lisiuki715/
Lesjuka713/
Liscika713/
Lusuuka712/
Lishoko712/
Liosuke711/
Lisukie711/
Lisokoa711/
Lisauskaus711/
Litsuki711/
Lissika711/
Lichucki6788/
Lychukha6752/
Lisouski6735/
Lisausky6716/
Lisauskaitė6712/
Lissouke6712/
Lisousky679/
Letshuko672/
Lechucka671/
Leitsuko671/
Leschuko671/
Loishoki671/
Leschauskas671/

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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 Lishuka
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