Lakabe Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lakabe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lakabe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lakabe (13) may also be a first name.

Lakabe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lakabe occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakabe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Lakabe reside; 83 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 83 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 209,070. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: New Ireland, where 56 percent are found, East Sepik, where 36 percent are found and West New Britain, where 3 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 6 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlakabe9258/
Lakabee921/
Lachkabe861/
Lekabe831,283/
Lacabe831,127/
Lakabi83189/
Lakaba8398/
Lokabe831/
Lakaby831/
Lakobe831/
Lachkhabe801/
Lakhaba7760/
Lakabuy7714/
Laakabi7710/
Lakabui779/
Lakabai778/
Lekabea774/
Hlakabi772/
Laikabi772/
Hlakobe771/
Laikobe771/
Lakaabi771/
Lakhabi771/
Lakabhi771/
Lakabha771/
Lokabee771/
Lackaby770/
Lakabhai71151/
Lascabes7136/
Lockabey7129/
Laikabay714/
Lockabee712/
Lakkabai712/
Lakhoube711/
Lekkabey711/
Lakhabai711/
Lakabich711/
Lookabee710/
Lackobie710/
Lacaba6710,227/
Lacave671,617/
Lakhabhai671,163/
Lekebe67334/
Lakamp67277/
Lakoba67128/
Lekobe67119/
Lokaba6740/
Lokobe6733/
Lakobi6721/
Lekabi6713/
Laqabi6710/
Lacobe679/
Lokabi678/
Lakhabhay674/
Lecabe671/
Lakebi671/
Lokebe671/
Lacaby670/

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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 Lakabe
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