lakha

Lakha is a name encountered primarily in the Indian subcontinent, functioning as both a surname and a given name in various communities. In Punjabi and several Hindi-Urdu-speaking regions, Lakha is commonly derived from or associated with lakh, the numerical term for 100,000 in South Asian counting systems, and it appears in multiple transliterations such as Lakha, Lakhha, or Lakhā.

As a surname, Lakha is found among people of Punjabi, Sindhi, and other north Indian origins, and is also present in diaspora communities in the Middle East, Africa, and the West. The use as a given name is less common but attested in some families, often following regional naming practices rather than a fixed religious or caste association.

Some writing systems and transliteration schemes render the same name differently, which can affect indexing or bibliographic records. In modern references, Lakha may also appear as a variant of lakh in numeration contexts, particularly when transliterating from languages such as Punjabi, Hindi, Gujarati, or Urdu.

Because Lakha is primarily a personal name, its significance lies in family heritage and regional history rather than a single, unified cultural symbol. The term therefore serves as both an onomastic element and a transliteration variant of lakh in cross-language texts.