Lokta Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Lokta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| Jordan | 14 | 1:631,603 | 13,893 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Lokta (80) may also be a first name.
Lokta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lokta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lokta (Hindi: लोक्टा) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lokta? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,635,433rd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Lokta reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lokta is also the 1,075,395th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 80 people.
Lokta is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bauchi, where 97 percent reside and Kano, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 26 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loktay | 91 | 25 | / |
| Loktai | 91 | 19 | / |
| Loukta | 91 | 11 | / |
| Loktas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lokthat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lakta | 80 | 125 | / |
| Lokti | 80 | 36 | / |
| Lekta | 80 | 25 | / |
| Lukta | 80 | 9 | / |
| Lokty | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lokte | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lokto | 80 | 1 | / |
| Locta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Louktaia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Locktead | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lookthai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lukhta | 73 | 126 | / |
| Logtas | 73 | 88 | / |
| Löktaş | 73 | 86 | / |
| Lakhta | 73 | 65 | / |
| Lokthi | 73 | 23 | / |
| Laktat | 73 | 23 | / |
| Lektha | 73 | 20 | / |
| Laktaš | 73 | 19 | / |
| Lokhte | 73 | 17 | / |
| Lackta | 73 | 5 | / |
| Logtap | 73 | 4 | / |
| Loktis | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lokteh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lektai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Loukte | 73 | 2 | / |
| Laktah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lokhti | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lokter | 73 | 2 | / |
| Laktha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Loktoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Löktas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Löktay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lakkta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loktep | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loekto | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lhogta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laktad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Locteau | 67 | 283 | / |
| Loktysh | 67 | 113 | / |
| Lukhtai | 67 | 96 | / |
| Laktash | 67 | 50 | / |
| Lyukhta | 67 | 45 | / |
| Lekthai | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lukhtay | 67 | 23 | / |
| Lakhtai | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lakhtay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lakthai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lyakhta | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lakhtah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Loctaux | 67 | 3 | / |
| Louktis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Looktit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lacktat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louktou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakthap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lockter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loktish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Locthau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukthap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Locktii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukthai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lakthat | 67 | 1 | / |
Lokta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lokta in the Hindi language | ||
| लोक्टा | lokta | - |
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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 Lokta
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