Lakab Surname

307,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Lakab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lakab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,2151:31,7965,806
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Lakab (31) may also be a first name.

Lakab Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lakab (Hindi: लकब, Russian: Лакаб) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Lakab click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakab? popularity and diffusion

Lakab is the 307,971st most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,944,165 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lakab live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Mahgreb. Lakab is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 31 people.

The last name Lakab is most widespread in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,215 people, or 1 in 31,796. In Algeria Lakab is most numerous in: Sétif Province, where 72 percent reside, Béjaïa Province, where 27 percent reside and Souk Ahras Province, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Algeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 1 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laakab91391/
Lakaab91204/
Lakkab9111/
Lakhab918/
Laskab912/
Lakaeb911/
Lachkab838/
Lakhabh834/
Lakhaib833/
Lakap80101/
Laqab8084/
Lakob8050/
Lacab8016/
Lakeb8016/
Lekab809/
Lokab801/
Lashkhab771/
Lachkkab771/
Lakape7340/
Lakaip7334/
Lajkeb7320/
Lakoub734/
Lakaep734/
Lakaph734/
Lekhab734/
Laakeb732/
Lekkab732/
Lakhap732/
Lakheb732/
Laykeb732/
Lahqab732/
Lajkéb731/
Laqaab731/
Lakkob731/
Lakaiv731/
Lokaib731/
Loukab731/
Lakeub731/
Lojkab731/
Lakkapp6748/
Lakhaph677/
Lehkhab671/
Loukkab671/
Lhaskap671/

Lakab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lakab in the Hindi language
लकबlakaba83.33
लकाबlakaba16.67
Lakab in the Russian language
Лакабlakab-

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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 Lakab
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