Lakew Surname

10,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Lakew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lakew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia54,0891:1,803322
United States2541:1,427,00498,129
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
England51:11,143,612252,590
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iceland21:190,0456,825
France21:33,211,361423,184
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Lakew (69,636) may also be a first name.

Lakew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lakew is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakew? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,335th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 133,844 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lakew are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Lakew is also the 13,937th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 69,636 people.

It is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 54,089 people, or 1 in 1,803. Excluding Ethiopia this last name occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Lakew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lakew are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lakew earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.33% more than the national average, earning $45,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.79% less than the national average, earning $44,320 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Lakeew912/
Lakiew912/
Llakew911/
Laskew911/
Lakhiew836/
Ladkeaw834/
Lakkeaw834/
Laykeaw831/
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Lakef80101/
Lakev8018/
Lekew8016/
Laqew801/
Lokew801/
Leatkeaw771/
Lakeev731,664/
Lachew73159/
Lajkeb7320/
Lakeva7318/
Laakef734/
Lakiev734/
Laakeb732/
Laykeb732/
Laqewe731/
Lokeaw731/
Lekeaw731/
Lakeiv731/
Loykeaw678/
Latkeev677/
Lakajwe674/
Latkeef673/
Lodkeaw672/
Lekkeaw672/
Leekeaw672/
Laykiev671/
Laykeev671/
Lakheif671/
Lookeaw671/
Lohkeaw671/
Lookkew671/
Lakeeff671/
Lekkeew671/

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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 Lakew
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