Lakap Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

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

Lakap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lakap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea881:92,65612,367
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
India51:153,413,076951,030
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Lakap (248) may also be a first name.

Lakap Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lakap (Hindi: लकपा, Marathi: लकाप, Russian: Лакап) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakap? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,839,022nd most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 87 percent of Lakap are found; 87 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 87 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Lakap is also the 566,287th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 248 people.

The last name Lakap is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 92,656. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Enga, where 92 percent are found, National Capital District, where 6 percent are found and Southern Highlands, where 2 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 6 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lakape9140/
Lakaip9134/
Lakaph914/
Lakhap912/
Lakkapp8348/
Lakhaph837/
Lhaskap831/
Lacap809,317/
Lakab801,226/
Lakop801,072/
Lokap8012/
Lekap804/
Llaikhap775/
Laakab73391/
Lacape73262/
Lakaab73204/
Lohkap7383/
Laccap7317/
Leukap7312/
Lakkab7311/
Lakhab738/
Lakope734/
Lokapp734/
Laikop733/
Laskab732/
Lacapp731/
Lakaiv731/
Lacasp731/
Lekhap731/
Liaqap731/
Lacapt730/
Lachkab678/
Laccapp675/
Lakhabh674/
Lakhaib673/
Laikope671/
Laskops671/
Leikaup671/
Lekhapp671/
Loikhap671/
Lauckhaupt670/
Laugkop670/

Lakap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lakap in the Hindi language
लकपाlakapa-
Lakap in the Marathi language
लकापlakapa-
Lakap in the Russian language
Лакапlakap-

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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
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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 Lakap
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