Lac Surname

19,566th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,030 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Lac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia18,5371:835222
Vietnam5,9141:15,666335
France1,6391:40,5265,056
United States9151:396,13034,733
Canada1911:192,90918,967
Taiwan1541:152,2391,359
England1151:484,50531,272
Romania1131:177,68018,230
Australia941:287,18825,495
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Israel311:276,05324,632
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Norway161:321,39331,311
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
India81:95,883,173728,828
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Albania51:582,81119,572
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Laç (322), Lác (31) & Lač (6) are calculated separately.

Lac (14,483) may also be a first name.

Lac Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lac (Hindi: लच्) is carried by more people in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Laç, Lác or Lač. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lac? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 19,566th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 259,991 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Lac live; 87 percent live in Southeast Asia and 66 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Lac is also the 47,536th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 14,483 people.

This surname is most numerous in Cambodia, where it is borne by 18,537 people, or 1 in 835. In Cambodia Lac is primarily found in: Siem Reap Province, where 12 percent are found, Phnom Penh, where 11 percent are found and Kandal Province, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Cambodia this last name is found in 68 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 21 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Lac Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lac has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lac surname expanded 7,038 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 11,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lac Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lac surname are 10.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.98% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lac earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 42.38% less than the national average, earning 199,422 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 31% less than the national average, earning 56,885,300 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 5.26% more than the national average, earning $45,419 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.62% less than the national average, earning $45,896 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laç89322/
Lác8931/
Lač896/
Lach8620,602/
Lack869,567/
Laci862,020/
Lauc86671/
Lasc86508/
Lacz86462/
Leac86169/
Laic86132/
Lacs86131/
Liac8642/
Llac8630/
Lakc864/
Lact863/
Laac863/
Lacq863/
Lacc862/
Ladc862/
Lahc862/
Lacp861/
Layc861/
Latc861/
Laqc861/
Leach7591,645/
Lasch755,767/
Lauck754,242/
Lache753,749/
Llach751,510/
Liaci751,441/
Laich751,295/
Latch751,229/
Lauch75703/
Lacch75686/
Lachs75684/
Laack75657/
Laici75409/
Lacke75306/
Laick75132/
Leaci75127/
Liach75123/
Leack75112/
Lyach7591/
Llaci7583/
Hlach7552/
Lasci7552/
Lajci7548/
Hlacs7525/
Laucz7518/
Latci7518/
Laaci7511/
Lajch7510/
Liack7510/
Lachh757/
Layck756/
Lauci756/
Laach755/
Lgach754/
Hlaic754/
Lasct753/
Lasck753/
Lazsc753/
Laïci753/
Lackh752/
Leahc752/
Laucs752/
Laïch752/
Laucė752/
Lakch752/
Laitc751/
Lyack751/
Llack751/
Lacsh751/
Lacgh751/
Lachg751/
Lachk751/
Laych751/
Lahci751/
Hlaci751/
Lascs751/
Latcz751/
Laïck751/
Lajcs751/
Lacqu751/
Lhaic751/
Liasc751/
Ladch751/
Llacs751/
Lascz751/
Lazch750/
Latck750/
Leacg750/
Lak6738,461/
Loc6717,536/
Las6717,389/
Lax678,077/
Laz677,901/
Laiche676,214/
Laj674,685/
Lausch673,722/
Latsch672,090/
Lag671,760/
Lashch67946/
Lacová67649/
Laasch67463/
Laq67434/
Laš67364/
Laucks67347/
Leache67298/
Lauche67263/
Leatch67223/
Laucke67211/
Layche67172/
Laszcz67152/
Laache67142/
Liasch67141/
Lachke67111/
Latche67103/
Lauchs6793/
Lacova6780/
Llache6748/
Leasck6743/
Lacque6740/
Laacke6735/
Laisch6725/
Laïche6723/
Lyasch6722/
Laatch6712/
Lajche6710/
Lahych6710/
Llachs676/
Lachhe675/
Leasch675/
Lautch675/
Lyaich674/
Laitch674/
Lleach674/
Liacke674/
Lahach673/
Lacowa673/
Lyaych672/
Liache672/
Lahack672/
Lakhch671/
Laicke671/
Leacgh671/
Leachs671/
Laysch671/
Lachhk671/
Lachsz671/
Hllaci671/
Lyache671/
Lathci671/
Ladche671/
Lhaich671/
Lhaick671/
Lassci671/
Lahche671/
Laichz671/
Laaich671/
Lascke671/
Hlauck671/
Lachse670/
Laicks670/
Leacke670/
Leauck670/
Lacsch670/

Lac Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lac in the Hindi language
लच्lac-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lac
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