Laaks Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Laaks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laaks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1051:515,97841,519
Germany1031:781,60657,825
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Laaks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laaks is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Laaks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,070,546th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Laaks live; 45 percent live in Southern Africa and 45 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 515,978. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 30 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 28 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 28 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Laaks occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 44 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Laaks Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Laaks earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.1% more than the national average, earning R 406,596 per year and in United States they earn 60.85% less than the national average, earning $16,893 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laacks9166/
Laks892,897/
Lacks801,637/
Lauks80529/
Laksh80497/
Lyaks8057/
Lakså8046/
Liaks8045/
Laeks8036/
Laiks8032/
Laksø8028/
Lakss8011/
Lakse8011/
Lajks8010/
Laksz807/
Lakks803/
Hlaks802/
Lakšs801/
Laags800/
Leaks800/
Laaksová771/
Laucks73347/
Leakes73132/
Lakshe7370/
Laugks7338/
Laukse7313/
Lakhsh7310/
Laksch736/
Lyakhs732/
Lahakz731/
Laicks730/
Leasks730/
Laykes730/
Leks671,884/
Loks67452/
Lakz67338/
Laksova6713/
Laksová6712/
Lea'kes674/
Leakesh671/
Lhakshe671/
Lõks671/
Laikshe671/
Lags671/
Laxs671/

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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 Laaks
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