Lyaku Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lyaku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyaku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Lyaku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lyaku (Russian: Ляку) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyaku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Lyaku are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Lyaku is most common in: Kagera Region, where 40 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 40 percent live and Tabora Region, where 10 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 15 percent live and Greece, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyakhu91272/
Laku8911,986/
Lyakuch831/
Lakku804,024/
Lakhu80773/
Lakou80767/
Lakuy80243/
Lakau80182/
Lakui80170/
Lacku80140/
Laiku8091/
Lakuš8088/
Lauku8088/
Lakeu8086/
Hlaku8077/
Laçku8057/
Lakuş8056/
Lakuh8035/
Liaku8015/
Leaku8013/
Laaku8011/
Lakuj805/
Lakuu805/
Lahku805/
Lakcu803/
Leyku801/
Layku801/
Lakuz801/
Lyakhush771/
Liakou731,887/
Laskou73321/
Lakout73142/
Lakkhu73137/
Lakouz73132/
Lakkou7353/
Laukau7326/
Ladkau7325/
Lakous7323/
Leakou7319/
Lakoud7317/
Laikku7317/
Lahaku7314/
Lakkau7311/
Lakahu7311/
Lakuch7310/
Leykus736/
Lackut736/
Ladkui736/
Lakhau734/
Lakkuu733/
Laukhu733/
Lakhou733/
Laakku732/
Laskuś732/
Laykus731/
Lakhhu731/
Lackui731/
Leakus731/
Lakgau731/
Loykus731/
Laukeu731/
Laukku731/
Laikou731/
Lakaud731/
Lakkut731/
Lakouy731/
Lajkou731/
Lakuss731/
Laakou731/
Lackud731/
Liasku731/
Liakeu731/
Hlakau731/
Laukuh731/
Laikau731/
Lagkau731/
Loku677,582/
Lakó67889/
Liaskou67521/
Lacu67202/
Laakoud67171/
Liagkou67122/
Liaukus6752/
Latkhui6733/
Leaskou6715/
Lackuth676/
Lackeus673/
Lakkout673/
Laikous672/
Hladkou672/
Liackus671/
Liakuth671/
Lakkhuu671/
Latkuch671/
Lachkhu671/
Lôku671/
Lakoudh671/
Lackoud671/
Lakouch671/
Lakouss671/
Laakout671/
Lakkhau671/

Lyaku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lyaku in the Russian language
Лякуlaku-

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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
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  • 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 Lyaku
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