Lakra

Lakra/Lakda is an Indian family name. The Lakra or Lakda surname is usually found in Jat clan/community people from India. Some Lakda/Lakra might be Rajput as well who separated from Chauhan surname and merged into Jat people of Haryana. Lakra is also a popular name in the state of Odisha and Jharkhand. Many of them belong to the Oraon tribe.^[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

• Anthresh Lalit Lakra (born 1983), Indian boxer
• Bimal Lakra (born 1980), Indian field hockey player^[2]
• Birendra Lakra (born 1990), Indian field hockey player^[3]
• Dular Lakra (1959–2021), Indian Lutheran bishop
• Sawna Lakra (born 1941), Indian politician
• Shanti Teresa Lakra (born 1972), Indian medical nurse
• Sunita Lakra (born 1991), Indian field hockey player^[4]