de Laet Surname

108,035th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Laet Surname User-submission:

The theory is that back in the middle ages there were special farmers, similar to serfs, who worked for the higher lords at their land. In Dutch someone like that was called a laat. Having de Laat as last name in Dutch probably means your ancestors were farmers for lords in the middle ages and after probably still remained farmers.

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de Laet Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3,6501:3,150316
Netherlands2611:64,70211,096
Brazil2401:891,97632,047
France661:1,006,405112,047
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
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de Laet Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The theory is that back in the middle ages there were special farmers, similar to serfs, who worked for the higher lords at their land. In Dutch someone like that was called a laat. Having de Laat as last name in Dutch probably means your ancestors were farmers for lords in the middle ages and after probably still remained farmers.

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de Laet Demographics

Average de Laet Salary in
United States

$84,425 USD

Per year
Rank:
47,580 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
4.94956E-6
Rank: 645,347 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
195.65%
Sample size: 5 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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de Laet Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Laet is found most in Belgium. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of de Laet click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Laet? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 108,035th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,690,062 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of de Laet are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Belgium, where it is held by 3,650 people, or 1 in 3,150. In Belgium de Laet is most common in: Flemish Region, where 91 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 5 percent are found. Other than Belgium this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

de Laet Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Laet earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 95.66% more than the national average, earning $84,425 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.62% more than the national average, earning $57,939 CAD per year.

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