Laketu Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Laketu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laketu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria571:3,107,76895,628
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Laketu (17) may also be a first name.

Laketu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Laketu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Laketu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laketu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Laketu is the 1,994,173rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. Laketu is primarily found in Africa, where 65 percent of Laketu reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Laketu is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 17 people.

The last name Laketu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 3,107,768. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 86 percent live, Ogun, where 11 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laiketu9275/
Laketeu9230/
Loketu8339/
Lakatu8323/
Leketu835/
Lakotu832/
Loiketu77217/
Lakateu7720/
Lakatau777/
Lekketu774/
Lakkotu774/
Leketeu772/
Lakitou771/
Lakatuș771/
Lakhatu771/
Lekeuteu7135/
Lekeateu7126/
Laukitus714/
Lakiotou712/
Lekhethu711/
Lokatu6711/
Laukaitus673/
Lekotu672/
Lokotu671/
Lokitu671/
Lekitu671/
Lokotui62364/
Lokitus6218/
Lekitui625/
Lăcatuș624/
Lecattu621/
Lokotou621/
Lokhatu621/
Lekahatu572/
Liaquatu571/
Loukotou571/
Loukaitou5326/

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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 Laketu
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