Laqa Surname
Approximately 1,087 people bear this surname
Laqa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 824 | 1:111,573 | 9,244 |
| Pakistan | 177 | 1:1,009,287 | 13,056 |
| Afghanistan | 62 | 1:518,600 | 6,453 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Iran | 9 | 1:8,531,392 | 160,212 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Laqa (3,161) may also be a first name.
Laqa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laqa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Laqa (Arabic: لقاء, Hindi: लका) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laqa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 338,461st most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,704,274 people. The surname Laqa is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Laqa reside; 76 percent reside in North Africa and 76 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Laqa is also the 127,907th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,161 people.
The surname is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 824 people, or 1 in 111,573. Apart from Egypt this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 16 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laqa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laqa in the Hindi language | ||
| लका | laka | 66.67 |
| लक़ा | laqa | 16.67 |
| लकां | lakam | 16.67 |
| Laqa in the Arabic language | ||
| لقاء | lqa | - |
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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 Laqa
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