Lakis Surname

191,567th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Lakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon9601:5,8721,014
United States4711:769,55259,828
Greece1961:56,5309,431
Latvia651:31,5394,826
Syria611:316,4104,562
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Australia561:482,06636,890
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Paraguay471:153,9733,151
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Belarus241:395,87740,412
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Liberia151:293,90216,977
England101:5,571,806158,774
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Laķis (1) are calculated separately.

Lakis (1,274) may also be a first name.

Lakis Last Name Facts

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

Lakis (Georgian: ლაკის, Hindi: लकीस, Marathi: लकीस, Russian: Лакис) has its highest incidence in Lebanon. It may occur in the variant forms: Laķis. For other potential spellings of Lakis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 191,567th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,312,521 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Lakis live; 50 percent live in West Asia and 47 percent live in Levant. It is also the 220,923rd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 1,274 people.

It is most commonly used in Lebanon, where it is borne by 960 people, or 1 in 5,872. In Lebanon Lakis is primarily found in: South Governorate, where 59 percent are found, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 27 percent are found and Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Lebanon it exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Greece, where 9 percent are found.

Lakis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lakis has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lakis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Shiite (96%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Lakis surname are 9.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.04% being registered with the party.

Lakis earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.43% more than the national average, earning $60,595 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laķis931/
Lakkis91801/
Lakish91283/
Lakies91156/
Liakis91155/
Lakiss91128/
Lackis9151/
Lakios9143/
Laukis9121/
Lakhis918/
Lyakis915/
Laykis914/
Llakis914/
Lakise914/
Lakeis914/
Lahkis913/
Lagkis912/
Lakisz911/
Lakais911/
Lauskis83112/
Liagkis8378/
Lakkiss8318/
Laykish8317/
Lyakish8315/
Lackies8313/
Lakisse8313/
Lakkios837/
La'kiss833/
Lackish833/
Lauckis832/
Lahakis831/
Lasskis831/
Lakisch831/
Lackijs831/
Lakhish831/
Lakes803,975/
Lacis802,413/
Lokis80417/
Lekis80108/
Lakys8040/
Lakiz805/
Lakisova77208/
Laikiesh771/
Lasskijs771/
Lakaisse771/
Loukis73349/
Laquis73258/
Laucis73170/
Leakes73132/
Lekies73125/
Laukys73114/
Lakysh7399/
Liokis7389/
Lakesh7382/
Laukes7379/
Leikis7375/
Lackes7354/
Laakes7345/
Lokais7339/
Lookis7329/
Leukis7327/
Lachis7326/
Lokies7318/
Lakees7315/
Leckis7315/
Lackiz7313/
Loskis7313/
Lokisz7313/
Leykis7312/
Lakeus7310/
Lakesz738/
Lekois734/
Laskys734/
Luikis733/
Lacisz733/
Lakhes732/
Lokish732/
Laukès732/
Laqois732/
Lakess732/
Lekish731/
Laekes731/
Lakaiz731/
Loqais731/
Lokqis731/
Lacais731/
Ļackis731/
Lokise731/
Leacis731/
Lauqis731/
Lockis730/
Laykes730/
Lakese730/
Lakkisová713/
Lakissova712/
Laquise67513/
Loquais67212/
Laquais67123/
Lackajs6792/
Liakeas6779/
Lachish6756/
Leakeas6737/
Laukesh6727/
Lakkees6720/
Lekisch6717/
Laikysh6712/
Locaise6711/
Laquist6710/
Laeckes677/
Lakhesh676/
Lea'kes674/
Lauskys674/
Lackeus673/
Lauchis672/
Lequais672/
Laskets672/
Laquish671/
Lakeash671/
Lakesch671/
Lakeysh671/
Laskays671/
Laykets671/
Lackeys671/
Lauckes671/
Logkihs671/
Lokisch671/
Louqais671/
Legkijs671/
Laucuis671/
Lakesse671/
Latkesz671/
Leakesh671/
Luicais671/
Luikish670/
Lackets670/
Lockies670/

Lakis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lakis in the Georgian language
ლაკისlakis-
Lakis in the Marathi language
लकीसlakisa-
Lakis in the Hindi language
लकीसlakisa66.67
लाकिसlakisa33.33
Lakis in the Russian language
Лакисlakis-

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Footnotes

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