Lakeng Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Lakeng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 72 | 1:28,230 | 5,446 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Lakeng (37) may also be a first name.
Lakeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lakeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lakeng has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lakeng? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lakeng is the 1,736,881st most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Lakeng are found; 70 percent are found in Southern Africa and 70 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lakeng is also the 1,688,769th most common first name internationally, held by 37 people.
The surname Lakeng is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 28,230. In Lesotho Lakeng is primarily found in: Berea District, where 69 percent are found, Maseru District, where 24 percent are found and Leribe District, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakaeng | 92 | 43 | / |
| Hlakeng | 92 | 2 | / |
| Laykeng | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ladkeng | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lakengke | 86 | 98 | / |
| Laikheng | 86 | 53 | / |
| Lahakeng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lhakeung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laykheng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laikeung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laking | 83 | 1,414 | / |
| Lokeng | 83 | 286 | / |
| Lekeng | 83 | 73 | / |
| Laceng | 83 | 7 | / |
| Lacking | 77 | 150 | / |
| Laiceng | 77 | 85 | / |
| Lekueng | 77 | 81 | / |
| Lokoeng | 77 | 72 | / |
| Lakings | 77 | 35 | / |
| Lokieng | 77 | 13 | / |
| Leukeng | 77 | 4 | / |
| Laiking | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lekoeng | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lokkeng | 77 | 2 | / |
| Leaking | 77 | 2 | / |
| Leekeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lakiong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lacheng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lokng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lahaking | 71 | 59 | / |
| Laicheng | 71 | 11 | / |
| Laikiong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lhacking | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loking | 67 | 599 | / |
| Leking | 67 | 50 | / |
| Loceng | 67 | 33 | / |
| Lacing | 67 | 29 | / |
| Leqing | 67 | 27 | / |
| L'Lacking | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauchengc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laknke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liaqng | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Lakeng
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