Surname Lakṣmaṇa (Laksmana 
, लक्ष्मण , Lakṣmaṇa) , globally, is quite a common last name. The cognomen Lakṣmaṇa is characteristic of Indonesia, where it is quite a rare surname, Malaysia, where it is a very rare surname, and Australia. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Indonesia, the United States, and Malaysia. Much more prevalently, Lakṣmaṇa is the forename as well as the last name.