Lakaya Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Lakaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Lakaya (199) may also be a first name.
Lakaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lakaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lakaya (Arabic: لكايا, Hindi: लकया, Marathi: लाकाया, Oriya: ଲକୟ) has its highest incidence in India. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lakaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lakaya is the 3,485,539th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Lakaya is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Lakaya are found; 38 percent are found in South Asia and 38 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Lakaya is also the 642,605th most widespread first name in the world, held by 199 people.
This surname is most common in India, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 63,922,115. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 92 percent are found and Bihar, where 8 percent are found. Other than India it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 34 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lakaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lakaya in the Hindi language | ||
| लकया | lakaya | - |
| Lakaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲକୟ | lakaya | - |
| Lakaya in the Marathi language | ||
| लाकाया | lakaya | - |
| Lakaya in the Arabic language | ||
| لكايا | lkaya | - |
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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 Lakaya
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