La Cock Surname

482,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

La Cock Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

La Cock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6911:78,4059,720
Namibia341:70,8657,497
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

La Cock Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name La Cock Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name La Cock occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of La Cock click here.

How Common Is The Last Name La Cock? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 482,070th most widely held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 10,546,376 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 105 percent of La Cock reside; 105 percent reside in Southern Africa and 105 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 691 people, or 1 in 78,405. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 29 percent live, Gauteng, where 23 percent live and Free State, where 12 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 5 percent live and New Zealand, where 2 percent live.

La Cock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of La Cock has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the La Cock last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

La Cock Last Name Statistics demography

La Cock earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.13% more than the national average, earning R 356,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
La-Cock8618/
La Cook863/
Le Cock861/
La Chack801/
Le Cok777/
Le Cocq71998/
Le Coic7117/
Le Kock713/
La Quoc712/
lo Chok712/
Le Cuoc711/
La Cuic711/
Le Cocg710/
Le Sock710/
La Coque672/
Le Chuck671/
lo Chook671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to La Cock
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