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 in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Liyoka? popularity and diffusion
Liyoka is the 481,056th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 10,515,939 people. The last name Liyoka is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Liyoka live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 121,985. In Tanzania Liyoka is most numerous in: Mtwara Region, where 54 percent reside, Lindi Region, where 27 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 16 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.
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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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