Lakanye Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Lakanye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 157 | 1:65,832 | 8,038 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Lakanye (28) may also be a first name.
Lakanye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lakanye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lakanye occurs most in Benin. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lakanye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,374,607th most widespread last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lakanye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lakanye is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 28 people.
The surname Lakanye is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 65,832. In Benin Lakanye is most numerous in: Plateau Department, where 96 percent reside, Zou Department, where 3 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Benin Lakanye occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hlakanye | 93 | 19 | / |
| Lakanae | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lakange | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lokanye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lakaney | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lakonye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lakanay | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lakhanay | 80 | 112 | / |
| Lakhaney | 80 | 83 | / |
| Lakhanie | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lakaneeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lakhanee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lakagnoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lakanoyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lackanie | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lakhaniyo | 75 | 12 | / |
| Lakhaniya | 75 | 11 | / |
| Lakhanayo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lokange | 71 | 356 | / |
| Lacagne | 71 | 114 | / |
| Lakanja | 71 | 45 | / |
| Lakanau | 71 | 11 | / |
| Lokonye | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lakhanijay | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lacanea | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lacange | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lakanoa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lokanje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lakanij | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lakanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lakhainayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lakhaniyad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lakhaniyas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lacanie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lakanai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lakkanawet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lakamje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lakhamje | 67 | 108 | / |
| Laucagne | 67 | 47 | / |
| Lakhanau | 67 | 47 | / |
| Lakhanij | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lakhanai | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lakhanaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lacanies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakounie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lascagne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakonnie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakanoji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakanajh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laconyea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokhanje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokhanhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokangae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakomnoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lockaney | 67 | 0 | / |
| Laukanau | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Lakanye
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