Liskam Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Liskam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liskam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Liskam (7) may also be a first name.

Liskam Last Name Facts

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

Liskam is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Liskam.

How Common Is The Last Name Liskam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Liskam is the 7,593,402nd most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Liskam occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Liskam reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 7 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liskamm9255/
Laiskam921/
Luskam8316/
Liskom8314/
Leskam831/
Liscam830/
Leshkam775/
Liscom67103/
Lezkam672/
Liscome628/
Leskeim621/
Lesquame571/
Luiscosme531/
Lescom5030/
Luscom509/
Lyscom503/

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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 Liskam
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