Lakayi Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Lakayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 157 | 1:489,061 | 29,269 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
Lakayi (25) may also be a first name.
Lakayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lakayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lakayi (Bengali: লাকায়ি) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Lakayi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lakayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lakayi is the 1,168,344th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Lakayi live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Lakayi is also the 2,136,160th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 25 people.
The surname is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 489,061. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Mazandaran Province, where 70 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 13 percent are found and West Azerbaijan Province, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran Lakayi occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lakayi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lakayi in the Bengali language | ||
| লাকায়ি | lakayi | - |
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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 Lakayi
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