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 surname Lakaki (Hindi: लक्की, Marathi: लककी, Oriya: ଲାକକି) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakaki? popularity and diffusion

Lakaki is the 961,438th most numerous surname in the world, held by around 1 in 26,891,313 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 37 percent of Lakaki live; 37 percent live in Oceania Islands and 37 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 117,369th most common forename internationally It is held by 3,627 people.

This last name is most frequent 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 are found, National Capital District, where 6 percent are found and Madang, where 1 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 31 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.

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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