Liyoka Surname
Approximately 693 people bear this surname
Liyoka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 434 | 1:121,985 | 11,567 |
| Zambia | 173 | 1:91,618 | 7,510 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Liyoka (18) may also be a first name.
Liyoka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liyoka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Liyoka is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Liyoka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 481,056th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,515,939 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Liyoka are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widely held first name on earth, held by 18 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 434 people, or 1 in 121,985. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mtwara Region, where 54 percent live, Lindi Region, where 27 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent live. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 25 percent live and The DR Congo, where 12 percent live.
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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 Liyoka
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