Lakh Surname

223,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Lakh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lakh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal6661:21,891546
Ukraine4281:106,36115,201
India2701:2,840,98386,804
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Pakistan1201:1,488,69916,238
Russia631:2,287,668136,333
Belarus301:316,70234,864
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
France21:33,211,361423,184
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Lakh (6,305) may also be a first name.

Lakh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lakh (Arabic: لكه, Hindi: लख, Marathi: लाख, Oriya: ଲାଖ, Russian: Лах, Tibetan: ལག་) has its highest incidence in Senegal. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 223,100th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,990,989 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 46 percent of Lakh reside; 37 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 83,002nd most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 6,305 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Senegal, where it is held by 666 people, or 1 in 21,891. In Senegal Lakh is primarily found in: Louga Region, where 40 percent are found, Dakar Region, where 31 percent are found and Diourbel Region, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Senegal Lakh occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 23 percent are found and India, where 15 percent are found.

Lakh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lakh last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (44%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Lakh surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Lakh earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.59% more than the national average, earning $55,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lakhe8912,867/
Lyakh8910,049/
Liakh898,565/
Laykh8948/
Laikh8929/
Lakkh8913/
Lakhh8913/
Laukh899/
Hlakh893/
Lackh892/
Lakch892/
Lak8638,461/
Lakkhe8013/
Laakhe808/
Laukhe807/
Lyakht805/
Hlaikh805/
Lyaukh803/
Lyaykh802/
Lyakhs802/
Laikhe802/
Lakhch801/
Lakhth801/
Lake7597,631/
Lach7520,602/
Lack759,567/
Leak758,813/
Laik757,545/
Lauk751,885/
Lokh751,839/
Laak751,134/
Layk75965/
Lagh75807/
Lakk75326/
Liak75214/
Lahk75152/
Lyak7583/
Lhak7542/
Laïk7520/
Lajk7519/
Lahg7510/
Hlak757/
Lahq757/
Llak754/
Lakc754/
Lahc752/
Lagk752/
Lakg751/
Lazk751/
Laqh751/
Lakhova73524/
Lakhowa7330/
Lyaykht7310/
Lyaikht734/
Leach6791,645/
Leake6718,386/
Lauck674,242/
Lache673,749/
Liakhova672,206/
Lakke671,579/
Llach671,510/
Laake671,411/
Laich671,295/
Latch671,229/
Lahak67705/
Lauch67703/
Lacch67686/
Lachs67684/
Laack67657/
Lauke67546/
Lahaq67504/
Laike67382/
Laugh67348/
Lacke67306/
Lahaj67252/
Lahag67164/
Laigh67151/
Laick67132/
Liach67123/
Leack67112/
Loikh67100/
Lyach6791/
Lokhe6779/
Lahug6768/
Liake6766/
Lyagh6756/
Hlach6752/
Hlake6750/
Lakså6746/
Laisk6733/
Lhagh6732/
Lokkh6730/
Laszk6728/
Laksø6728/
Layke6724/
Leukh6717/
Lyauk6715/
Liagh6715/
Lađak6714/
Leagh6713/
Laugksch6713/
Lajch6710/
Lajks6710/
Liack6710/
Lachh677/
Lacht677/
Laksz677/
Layck676/
Latkë676/
Llake675/
Laach675/
Lgach674/
Lahuk674/
Laiqh673/
Lasck673/
Lajht673/
Lakqu673/
Laikhova672/
Leahc672/
Lhaik672/
Laïch672/
Hlakhova672/
Laykhova671/
Lyack671/
Llack671/
Liaik671/
Lakkt671/
Lacsh671/
Laikk671/
Lassk671/
Laaik671/
Lacgh671/
Lachg671/
Lachk671/
Lachp671/
Hladk671/
Laych671/
Laagh671/
Lyahg671/
Layık671/
Lyaak671/
Laïck671/
Laugk671/
Lauhg671/
Laukė671/
Laijh671/
Laikq671/
Lakšs671/
Lagke671/
L'Ask671/
Liahg671/
Hllak671/
Lyahq671/
Lashq671/
Lazke671/
Leahq671/
Hlatk671/
Lausk670/
Lazch670/
Leikh670/
Latck670/

Lakh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lakh in the Marathi language
लाखlakha81.82
लखlakha18.18
Lakh in the Oriya language
ଲାଖlakha75
ଲଖlakha16.67
ଲଖ୍lakh8.33
Lakh in the Hindi language
लखlakha59.56
लाखlakha38.8
लाख्lakh0.14
लेखlekha0.07
लख्lakh0.07
Lakh in the Tibetan language
ལག་lak46.88
ལགས་lak25
ལཀ་laka6.25
ལཱཀ་laka6.25
ལཱ་ཁ་lakha3.13
སླག་lak3.13
ལའག་laak3.13
ལཱག་lak3.13
ལཱཁ་lakha3.13
Lakh in the Russian language
Лахlah-
Lakh in the Arabic language
لكهlkh-
علكهlkh-
لكحlkh-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lakh
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