Lakana Surname
Approximately 301 people bear this surname
Lakana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 205 | 1:3,741,782 | 103,944 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 1:96,672 | 18,437 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Lakana (1,013) may also be a first name.
Lakana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lakana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lakana (Marathi: लकणा, Oriya: ଲାକଣା, Russian: Лакана, Tibetan: ལ་ཀ་ན་) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lakana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 891,661st most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 73 percent of Lakana reside; 68 percent reside in South Asia and 68 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Lakana is also the 252,483rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,013 people.
The last name Lakana is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 3,741,782. In India Lakana is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 54 percent live, Jharkhand, where 42 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent live. Other than India this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lakana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lakana in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལ་ཀ་ན་ | lakana | - |
| Lakana in the Marathi language | ||
| लकणा | lakana | 50 |
| लकाना | lakana | 33.33 |
| लकना | lakana | 11.11 |
| लाकणा | lakana | 5.56 |
| Lakana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାକଣା | lakana | 47.62 |
| ଲାକାଣା | lakana | 23.81 |
| ଲାକନା | lakana | 9.52 |
| ଲାକାନା | lakana | 9.52 |
| ଲକନ | lakana | 4.76 |
| ଲକଣ | lakana | 4.76 |
| Lakana in the Russian language | ||
| Лакана | lakana | - |
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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 Lakana
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