Lakay Surname
Approximately 4,932 people bear this surname
Lakay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4,151 | 1:13,052 | 1,634 |
| Philippines | 365 | 1:277,365 | 40,330 |
| Liberia | 124 | 1:35,553 | 3,301 |
| Turkey | 58 | 1:1,341,749 | 54,680 |
| Indonesia | 45 | 1:2,938,871 | 165,726 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Lakay (262) may also be a first name.
Lakay Demographics
Average Lakay Salary in
United States
$74,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lakay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lakay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lakay (Hindi: लाकय, Marathi: लकाय, Oriya: ଲକୟ, Russian: Лакай) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lakay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 96,431st most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,477,605 people. The last name Lakay occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Lakay live; 84 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lakay is also the 549,774th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 262 people.
The last name Lakay is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,151 people, or 1 in 13,052. In South Africa Lakay is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 86 percent are found, Gauteng, where 5 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent are found. Beside South Africa Lakay occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 7 percent are found and Liberia, where 3 percent are found.
Lakay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lakay has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Lakay surname expanded 486 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lakay Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Lakay earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 20.46% less than the national average, earning R 189,012 per year and in United States they earn 72.08% more than the national average, earning $74,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lakay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lakay in the Hindi language | ||
| लाकय | lakaya | - |
| Lakay in the Marathi language | ||
| लकाय | lakaya | - |
| Lakay in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲକୟ | lakaya | 75 |
| ଲାକାୟ | lakaya | 25 |
| Lakay in the Russian language | ||
| Лакай | lakaj | - |
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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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- 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 Lakay
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