Lakain Surname
Approximately 95 people bear this surname
Lakain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 80 | 1:101,921 | 13,735 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
Lakain (32) may also be a first name.
Lakain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lakain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lakain (Hindi: लाखन, Marathi: लखन) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lakain? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,907,068th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 84 percent of Lakain are found; 84 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 84 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Lakain is also the 1,840,253rd most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 32 people.
It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 101,921. In Papua New Guinea Lakain is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 88 percent are found, National Capital District, where 8 percent are found and Milne Bay, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lakain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lakain in the Marathi language | ||
| लखन | lakhana | - |
| Lakain in the Hindi language | ||
| लाखन | lakhana | 50 |
| लकाइन | laka'ina | 50 |
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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 Lakain
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