Lakwin Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lakwin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lakwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Lakwin (16) may also be a first name.

Lakwin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lakwin is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakwin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Lakwin is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Lakwin live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lakwin is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used forename at a global level, held by 16 people.

The last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kitgum District, where 67 percent are found and Kiryandongo District, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lacwin8342/
Lagwin831/
Lockwin774/
Laikuin772/
Langwin771/
Lekwn731/
Lokwn731/
Lockwing710/
Lagwen673,818/
Laguin67391/
Lacuin67217/
Laquin67105/
Logwin6742/
Lekwen6741/
Legwin6720/
Locwin6718/
Lagwim6714/
Lacwen671/
Lokuin671/
Laqwen671/

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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 Lakwin
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis