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 borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lokta? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lokta is the 2,635,433rd most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Lokta occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Lokta live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,075,395th most frequently occurring given name globally, borne by 80 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 5,535,711. In Nigeria it is most common in: Bauchi, where 97 percent live and Kano, where 3 percent live. Excluding Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 26 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
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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