Lakob Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lakob Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lakob Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda471:830,62338,869
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Lakob Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lakob is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakob? popularity and diffusion

Lakob is the 2,746,821st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. Lakob is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Lakob are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Lakob is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 830,623. In Uganda it is most common in: Agago District, where 36 percent live, Lamwo District, where 23 percent live and Kitgum District, where 19 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Afghanistan, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lakoub914/
Lakkob911/
Lakab801,226/
Lakop801,072/
Lacob80138/
Lakeb8016/
Lokob809/
Lakub806/
Lekob801/
Laykov73968/
Laakab73391/
Laikov73207/
Lakaab73204/
Lackov73175/
Laycob73116/
Lyacob7334/
Lajkeb7320/
Lacobs7315/
Lakhub7312/
Lakkab7311/
Liakov7310/
Lakhab738/
Lyakub737/
Lajkov736/
Lakubh734/
Lakope734/
Laukov733/
Laikop733/
Lakheb732/
Laakeb732/
Laykeb732/
Laskab732/
Leakub731/
Lakeub731/
Lahkub731/
Lokoub731/
Llacob731/
Lackub731/
Lakaeb731/
Lajkéb731/
Lacoob730/
Liakhov671,848/
Lakhubh6742/
Lachkab678/
Laykhov675/
Lioskob674/
Lakhabh674/
Laskops671/
Laikope671/
Lyahkov671/
Lyaykov671/
Lyaukov671/
Lyagkov671/
Lakubsh671/
Laugkop670/

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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 Lakob
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