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 surname Lakay (Hindi: लाकय, Marathi: लकाय, Oriya: ଲକୟ, Russian: Лакай) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lakay? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lakay is the 96,431st most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,477,605 people. The last name Lakay occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Lakay are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 84 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 549,774th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 262 people.
Lakay is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 4,151 people, or 1 in 13,052. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Western Cape, where 86 percent live, Gauteng, where 5 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 7 percent live and Liberia, where 3 percent live.
Lakay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lakay has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Lakay surname rose 486 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 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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