Lakwi Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lakwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lakwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon261:798,81055,510
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Lakwi (13) may also be a first name.

Lakwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lakwi is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakwi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lakwi is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Lakwi reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 86 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Lakwi is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 13 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 798,810. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 92 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 4 percent live and West Region, where 4 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 7 percent live and Algeria, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lakwai9176/
Lakwei9147/
Lackwi9140/
Lakhwi917/
Laukwai8315/
Lakhwai837/
Lahkwih831/
Lakwa80965/
Lakui80170/
Lokwi80140/
Lakwe80100/
Lagwi8023/
Lokwii735,578/
Lokwei73413/
Lokwit73294/
Lakway7389/
Lagwai7359/
Lakwey7347/
Leakwa7333/
Lekwai7329/
Lackwa7319/
Lankui7319/
Lokwai7311/
Leakwe739/
Ladkui736/
Leukwi734/
Lakwaj732/
Lakwer732/
Leacwi731/
Lackui731/
Lekwoi731/
Lagwui731/
Lankwe731/
Lackwe731/
Lakweu731/
Lakweh731/
Lekwui731/
Lekwei731/
Lokwui731/
Lagwit731/
Leakway6746/
Langwai6724/
Loukwai6711/
Lookwai6710/
Lokwith673/
Leekwai672/
Leancwi671/
Lookwyi671/
Lakouhi671/
Lookwii671/
Lakhway671/
Liankui671/
Lackway670/

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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 Lakwi
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