Lakung Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Lakung Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| Malaysia | 51 | 1:578,318 | 28,229 |
| Indonesia | 36 | 1:3,673,589 | 193,360 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Lakung (30) may also be a first name.
Lakung Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lakung Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lakung is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lakung? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,374,607th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 45,547,162 people. The last name Lakung occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Lakung are found; 54 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 54 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lakung is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 30 people.
The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 3,107,768. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Plateau, where 96 percent live, Bayelsa, where 2 percent live and Kaduna, where 2 percent live. Beside Nigeria Lakung exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 32 percent live and Indonesia, where 23 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hlakung | 92 | 6 | / |
| Laukung | 92 | 2 | / |
| Lhakeung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laikeung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lakong | 83 | 200 | / |
| Lokung | 83 | 54 | / |
| Lekung | 83 | 17 | / |
| Lacung | 83 | 11 | / |
| Lakoungue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lakkusing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laikong | 77 | 182 | / |
| Lookung | 77 | 29 | / |
| Loikung | 77 | 15 | / |
| Lekcung | 77 | 8 | / |
| Lakkong | 77 | 5 | / |
| Lackong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Laykong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lokoung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lhakong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laycung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lekeung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laukong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lakkhong | 71 | 51 | / |
| Laikhong | 71 | 9 | / |
| Laiquong | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lackkong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hleekung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lokong | 67 | 7,462 | / |
| Lacong | 67 | 49 | / |
| Lecung | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lakung
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