Lakoa Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Lakoa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 56 | 1:370,876 | 32,690 |
| Indonesia | 48 | 1:2,755,192 | 158,430 |
| Solomon Islands | 19 | 1:30,528 | 6,049 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Lakoa (18) may also be a first name.
Lakoa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lakoa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lakoa occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lakoa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,589,322nd most prevalent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Lakoa reside; 42 percent reside in Central Africa and 38 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 370,876. In Cameroon Lakoa is most prevalent in: South Region, where 48 percent reside, Centre Region, where 45 percent reside and North Region, where 4 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 38 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 15 percent reside.
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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 Lakoa
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