Lakwe Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Lakwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 58 | 1:358,087 | 31,912 |
| Nigeria | 29 | 1:6,108,371 | 148,179 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Lakwe (54) may also be a first name.
Lakwe Demographics
Average Lakwe Salary in
United States
$58,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lakwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lakwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lakwe is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lakwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,849,867th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Lakwe live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lakwe is also the 1,350,955th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 54 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 358,087. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 43 percent are found, North Region, where 33 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Lakwe occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 29 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.
Lakwe Last Name Statistics demography
Lakwe earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.9% more than the national average, earning $58,208 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakwey | 91 | 47 | / |
| Lakwei | 91 | 47 | / |
| Leakwe | 91 | 9 | / |
| Lakwer | 91 | 2 | / |
| Lackwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lakweu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lakweh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lankwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lakw | 89 | 4 | / |
| Lakwa | 80 | 965 | / |
| Lokwe | 80 | 762 | / |
| Lekwe | 80 | 149 | / |
| Lakue | 80 | 82 | / |
| Lagwe | 80 | 70 | / |
| Lakwi | 80 | 29 | / |
| Lakhw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lokwee | 73 | 688 | / |
| Hlokwe | 73 | 521 | / |
| Lokwei | 73 | 413 | / |
| Leacwe | 73 | 175 | / |
| Lokhwe | 73 | 99 | / |
| Lakway | 73 | 89 | / |
| Lakwai | 73 | 76 | / |
| Lackwi | 73 | 40 | / |
| Leakwa | 73 | 33 | / |
| Leukwe | 73 | 31 | / |
| Lakoue | 73 | 29 | / |
| Lackwa | 73 | 19 | / |
| Lakhwi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Hlekwe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lekwee | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lgokwe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lookwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lagwer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lakwaj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lokwey | 73 | 2 | / |
| Loukwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Leagwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lockwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laqwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laagwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lagwee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lakgue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leakue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lekwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lyokwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liokwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loekwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loukwae | 67 | 48 | / |
| Leakway | 67 | 46 | / |
| Leckwee | 67 | 33 | / |
| Lagwesh | 67 | 28 | / |
| Lacwech | 67 | 25 | / |
| Laukwai | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hlangwe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lakhwai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lockwed | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laukoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hlakoue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lankuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakkuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laingwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahkwih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lagwech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakhway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lackway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lakwe
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