Lakaki Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

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

Lakaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lakaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1011:80,73010,659
Tanzania851:622,84338,112
India411:18,708,912282,725
Greece181:615,54471,673
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Lakaki (3,627) may also be a first name.

Lakaki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lakaki (Hindi: लक्की, Marathi: लककी, Oriya: ଲାକକି) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lakaki click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakaki? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lakaki is the 961,438th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 37 percent of Lakaki reside; 37 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 37 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 117,369th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 3,627 people.

It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 80,730. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Enga, where 92 percent live, National Capital District, where 6 percent live and Madang, where 1 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 31 percent live and India, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lakaki Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lakaki in the Hindi language
लक्कीlakki-
Lakaki in the Oriya language
ଲାକକିlakaki-
Lakaki in the Marathi language
लककीlakaki-

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Footnotes

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