Lakuan Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lakuan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lakuan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Lakuan (18) may also be a first name.

Lakuan Last Name Facts

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

Lakuan is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakuan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 44 percent of Lakuan are found; 44 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 44 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lakuan is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname Lakuan is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 33,062,298. In Indonesia it is most common in: Central Sulawesi, where 75 percent reside and Papua, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and Malaysia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laukuan9229/
Lakuang925/
Laikuan922/
Laukuang8698/
Liankuan861/
Laguan831,140/
Lakwan83239/
Lokuan8332/
Laquan839/
Lekuan833/
Lacuan831/
Liangkuan801/
Lockuan7753/
Lankwan7750/
Laquant7716/
Laekwan7715/
Laiguan7714/
Laikwan776/
Lauguan772/
Leakwan772/
Leekuan771/
Lakwane771/
Llaguan771/
Llacuan771/
Laquang771/
Lackwan771/
Laquane771/
Laquwan771/
Laiquan771/
Lauquan771/
Lakwank771/
Laquaine7127/
Hlakwane7124/
Laehkwan715/
Languayn711/
Laughuan711/
Lokwuang711/
Leahkwan711/
Languhan711/
Lauquant711/
Llancuan711/
Lequan67267/
Lokwan6721/
Lagwan6711/
Loquan6710/
Lecuan678/
Lekwan676/
Laguam676/
Laquam672/
Lagban672/
Laughbaun671/
Locuan671/
Lagvan671/
Laguon671/
Loguan670/
Laquon670/

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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 Lakuan
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