Lakawan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

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

Lakawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lakawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Lakawan (10) may also be a first name.

Lakawan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lakawan is found most in Indonesia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakawan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lakawan is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Lakawan reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 50 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lakawan is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 33,062,298. In Indonesia Lakawan is primarily concentrated in: West Sulawesi, where 75 percent are found and Papua, where 25 percent are found. Barring Indonesia Lakawan is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 17 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.

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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 Lakawan
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