Lakwan Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Lakwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lakwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1781:196,7514,604
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lakwan (42) may also be a first name.

Lakwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lakwan is found most in Iraq. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakwan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,048,281st most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Lakwan live; 78 percent live in West Asia and 74 percent live in Levant. Lakwan is also the 1,566,439th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 42 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 196,751. Without taking into account Iraq it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent reside and Yemen, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lakhwan9271/
Lankwan9250/
Laekwan9215/
Laikwan926/
Leakwan922/
Lakwane921/
Lakwank921/
Lackwan921/
Lakhwane8627/
Hlakwane8624/
Laehkwan865/
Leahkwan861/
Lokwan8321/
Lagwan8311/
Lakuan839/
Lekwan836/
Lokwaan7729/
Laukuan7729/
Lokwane7718/
Lakwong7712/
Lagwane7710/
Lakuang775/
Lagcwan773/
Laikuan772/
Laquwan771/
Laqwaan771/
Lagwaan771/
Lankwon771/
Loykwan771/
Loekwan771/
Lekkwan771/
Laukuang7198/
Loikhwan7137/
Loikwang714/
Hlagwane713/
Hlokwane713/
Lokhwane712/
Longkwan711/
Lokwaang711/
Lokwuang711/
Lokkwang711/
Leikwane711/
Liangwan711/
Laguan671,140/
Lokuan6732/
Laquan679/
Lekuan673/
Legwan673/
Hlokgwane672/
Lagban672/
Loqwan671/
Lacuan671/
Logwan671/
Lagvan671/

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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
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  • 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 Lakwan
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