Laska Surname
Approximately 5,882 people bear this surname
Laska Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,937 | 1:187,124 | 18,605 |
| Albania | 1,197 | 1:2,434 | 423 |
| Russia | 608 | 1:237,044 | 25,363 |
| Germany | 413 | 1:194,928 | 22,513 |
| Brazil | 354 | 1:604,730 | 22,545 |
| Ukraine | 184 | 1:247,406 | 32,520 |
| Hungary | 173 | 1:56,741 | 5,966 |
| Greece | 173 | 1:64,045 | 10,710 |
| India | 120 | 1:6,392,212 | 146,413 |
| France | 87 | 1:763,480 | 93,619 |
| Poland | 85 | 1:447,162 | 46,049 |
| Austria | 66 | 1:129,022 | 17,785 |
| Kosovo | 63 | 1:29,553 | 2,975 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Belarus | 47 | 1:202,150 | 25,664 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 1:884,125 | 54,571 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Transnistria | 4 | 1:118,675 | 12,470 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
The alternate forms: Láska (673), Laška (123), Laská (9) & Láská (4) are calculated separately.
Laska (512) may also be a first name.
Laska Demographics
Average Male Laska Height
176.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Laska Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laska Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Laska (Hindi: लस्का, Russian: Ласка) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Láska, Laška, Laská or Láská. For other potential spellings of Laska click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laska? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 82,398th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,238,957 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Laska are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 373,684th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 512 people.
The last name Laska is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,937 people, or 1 in 187,124. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 14 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 20 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.
Laska Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Laska has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 5,235 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Laska Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Laska last name is chiefly Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Laska last name are 2.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.5% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Laska earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 68.34% more than the national average, earning 582,585 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.42% more than the national average, earning $47,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.7% more than the national average, earning $51,025 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laska Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laska in the Hindi language | ||
| लस्का | laska | - |
| Laska in the Russian language | ||
| Ласка | laska | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Laska
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