Lakan Surname
Approximately 754 people bear this surname
Lakan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 225 | 1:3,409,179 | 97,838 |
| Indonesia | 148 | 1:893,576 | 66,999 |
| Nigeria | 112 | 1:1,581,632 | 59,341 |
| Pakistan | 68 | 1:2,627,116 | 22,516 |
| Iran | 46 | 1:1,669,185 | 63,826 |
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Lakan (2,341) may also be a first name.
Lakan Demographics
Lakan Political Affiliation
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Lakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lakan (Arabic: لكان, Bengali: লাখন, Hindi: लकन, Marathi: लखन, Oriya: ଲାକାନ) is most common in India. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lakan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 450,743rd most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,665,180 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Lakan reside; 46 percent reside in South Asia and 30 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 153,714th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 2,341 people.
It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 3,409,179. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 56 percent live, Maharashtra, where 8 percent live and Delhi, where 6 percent live. Apart from India this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.
Lakan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lakan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 242 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lakan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lakan last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lakan earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.02% less than the national average, earning R 218,568 per year and in United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lakan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lakan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାକାନ | lakana | 57.47 |
| ଲକନ | lakana | 16.09 |
| ଲକଣ | lakana | 11.49 |
| ଲାକାନ୍ | lakan | 4.6 |
| ଲାକନ | lakana | 3.45 |
| ଲକାନ | lakana | 2.3 |
| ସକନ | sakana | 1.15 |
| ଲାକଣ | lakana | 1.15 |
| ଲକାନ୍ | lakan | 1.15 |
| ଲାକାଣ | lakana | 1.15 |
| Lakan in the Bengali language | ||
| লাখন | lakhana | 50 |
| লাকন | lakana | 50 |
| Lakan in the Marathi language | ||
| लखन | lakhana | 34.92 |
| लाकन | lakana | 20.63 |
| लकां | lakam | 14.29 |
| लकन | lakana | 6.35 |
| लखण | lakhana | 4.76 |
| लकण | lakana | 3.17 |
| लाखन | lakhana | 3.17 |
| लाखण | lakhana | 3.17 |
| लाकान | lakana | 1.59 |
| लाकण | lakana | 1.59 |
| लाकं | lakam | 1.59 |
| Lakan in the Hindi language | ||
| लकन | lakana | 25 |
| लखन | lakhana | 16.67 |
| लाकङा | lakana | 16.67 |
| लकां | lakam | 12.5 |
| लकङा | lakana | 8.33 |
| लाकन | lakana | 8.33 |
| लकान | lakana | 4.17 |
| लखनलाल | lakhanalala | 4.17 |
| लकण | lakana | 4.17 |
| Lakan in the Arabic language | ||
| لكان | lkan | - |
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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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- 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 Lakan
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