Lakhum Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Lakhum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lakhum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand601:1,177,306172,517
India361:21,307,372304,812
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Lakhum (147) may also be a first name.

Lakhum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lakhum (Marathi: लखुम, Oriya: ଲଖୁମ) is more frequently found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakhum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Lakhum are found; 62 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 62 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 760,591st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 147 people.

The last name Lakhum is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 1,177,306. In Thailand Lakhum is most prevalent in: Nong Khai Province, where 78 percent reside, Pathum Thani Province, where 18 percent reside and Bangkok, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Thailand this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 37 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lakkhum9212/
Lakhoum923/
Ladkhum922/
Lakhume921/
Lakum9111,656/
Lackkhum864/
Lakhoume862/
Lakhom83262/
Lakkum83116/
Lachum8368/
Laukum8338/
Lakumm8332/
Lakoum8328/
Lagkum839/
Laikum837/
Lokhum834/
Lakume833/
Lyakum831/
Laekum831/
Lackum831/
Lhakum831/
Lahkum831/
Latchum77174/
Liokhum777/
Lekkhum777/
Lachhum774/
Lodkhum774/
Lachume773/
Loukhum772/
Lhokhum772/
Lotkhum771/
Lackkum771/
Lahkhom771/
Lachoum771/
Leahkum771/
Legkhum771/
Leachum770/
Lajum73352/
Lokum73269/
Lakom7351/
Lekum7312/
Lacum738/
Lachaume711,064/
Lajtkaum713/
Lookkhum711/
Loudkhum711/
Laykom67529/
Lochum67176/
Lachom6793/
Leykum6780/
Laikom6731/
Lokume6721/
Lohkum6720/
Lekkum6717/
Latcum676/
Leukum674/
Lokhom674/
Hlakom674/
Lekeum674/
Lookum673/
Liakom672/
Lodkum672/
Lokoum672/
Leikum672/
Lascum672/
Laijum671/
Laakom671/
Lakoem671/
Leckum671/
Legkum671/
Lacoum671/
Leekum671/
Lokeum671/
Lhakom671/
Lachaumme671/
Lekaum671/

Lakhum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lakhum in the Oriya language
ଲଖୁମlakhuma-
Lakhum in the Marathi language
लखुमlakhuma76.92
लखूमlakhuma23.08

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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 Lakhum
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