Lakatan Surname
Approximately 192 people bear this surname
Lakatan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 172 | 1:60,091 | 7,422 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Lakatan (16) may also be a first name.
Lakatan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lakatan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lakatan is found most in Benin. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lakatan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lakatan is the 1,218,745th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 37,955,968 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Lakatan are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lakatan is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 16 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 172 people, or 1 in 60,091. In Benin it is most frequent in: Plateau Department, where 91 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 5 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Benin it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakaatan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lacatan | 86 | 1,091 | / |
| Laketan | 86 | 23 | / |
| Lakaton | 86 | 16 | / |
| Lakotan | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lakotang | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lakotane | 80 | 4 | / |
| Legkatan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lakatham | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lokathan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lakeaton | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lakatosne | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lakkatham | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lekotan | 71 | 202 | / |
| Lacaton | 71 | 162 | / |
| Lecatan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lokotan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Laketon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lèkotan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lakatom | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lacastagne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lakkhatham | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lokatanova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lockaton | 67 | 32 | / |
| Loukotan | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lokothan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lokhatam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekottan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lekkotan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokaiton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokathone | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lokotanova | 59 | 16 | / |
| Lokoton | 57 | 96 | / |
| Leketon | 57 | 13 | / |
| Locotan | 57 | 3 | / |
| Locatton | 53 | 0 | / |
| Locketon | 53 | 0 | / |
| Loukotoun | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Lakatan
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