Laku Surname
Approximately 11,986 people bear this surname
Laku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 6,720 | 1:5,582 | 819 |
| Ethiopia | 2,737 | 1:35,640 | 4,079 |
| Indonesia | 689 | 1:191,944 | 18,319 |
| DR Congo | 424 | 1:174,244 | 17,772 |
| Papua New Guinea | 414 | 1:19,695 | 2,047 |
| India | 274 | 1:2,799,509 | 86,005 |
| Kenya | 253 | 1:182,529 | 13,729 |
| Nigeria | 142 | 1:1,247,484 | 49,911 |
| Cameroon | 70 | 1:296,701 | 27,784 |
| Uganda | 43 | 1:907,890 | 40,955 |
| Solomon Islands | 43 | 1:13,489 | 2,481 |
| Pakistan | 39 | 1:4,580,612 | 30,982 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Albania | 12 | 1:242,838 | 14,515 |
| Cambodia | 9 | 1:1,720,794 | 6,732 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Laku (4,063) may also be a first name.
Laku Demographics
Laku Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Laku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Laku (Bengali: লাকু, Hindi: लकु, Marathi: लकु, Oriya: ଲାକୁ, Russian: Лаку) is held by more people in Sudan than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Laku.
How Common Is The Last Name Laku? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 43,407th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 608,005 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Laku live; 56 percent live in North Africa and 56 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 109,298th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 4,063 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Sudan, where it is carried by 6,720 people, or 1 in 5,582. Other than Sudan this last name occurs in 41 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 23 percent live and Indonesia, where 6 percent live.
Laku Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Laku has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laku surname rose 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Laku Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Laku earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.92% less than the national average, earning $42,319 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laku in the Bengali language | ||
| লাকু | laku | 87.5 |
| লকু | laku | 12.5 |
| Laku in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାକୁ | laku | 81.17 |
| ଲକୁ | laku | 18.39 |
| ଳାକୁ | laku | 0.45 |
| Laku in the Marathi language | ||
| लकु | laku | 49.76 |
| लकू | laku | 28.71 |
| लाकु | laku | 8.61 |
| लाकू | laku | 7.66 |
| लख्ु | lakhu | 0.96 |
| लखू | lakhu | 0.96 |
| लख़ू | lakhu | 0.96 |
| लाख्ु | lakhu | 0.48 |
| लाखु | lakhu | 0.48 |
| लखु | lakhu | 0.48 |
| ळकू | laku | 0.48 |
| लख्ू | lakhu | 0.48 |
| Laku in the Hindi language | ||
| लकु | laku | 41.28 |
| लकू | laku | 37.61 |
| लाकू | laku | 15.6 |
| लाकु | laku | 4.59 |
| Laku in the Russian language | ||
| Лаку | laku | - |
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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 Laku
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