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 held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laaks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,070,546th most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. Laaks is mostly found in Africa, where 45 percent of Laaks reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 515,978. In South Africa Laaks is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 30 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 28 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 28 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 44 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

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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