Liyaka Surname
Approximately 349 people bear this surname
Liyaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 315 | 1:234,538 | 22,701 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Liyaka (1,698) may also be a first name.
Liyaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liyaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Liyaka (Hindi: लियाका, Marathi: िलयाका) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Liyaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Liyaka is the 802,733rd most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Liyaka live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 186,543rd most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 1,698 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 315 people, or 1 in 234,538. Besides The DR Congo Liyaka occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent live and Malawi, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Liyaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Liyaka in the Marathi language | ||
| िलयाका | ilayaka | - |
| Liyaka in the Hindi language | ||
| लियाका | liyaka | 66.67 |
| लियका | liyaka | 33.33 |
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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 Liyaka
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