Lacatus Surname

68,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Lacatus Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'locksmith' in Romanian.

Lacatus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6,6531:3,018401
Moldova1341:26,5774,360
United States1191:3,045,873177,373
Belgium1001:114,96617,029
Greece501:221,59634,567
France411:1,620,066149,911
Canada401:921,14070,350
Austria241:354,81038,119
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
England201:2,785,90397,972
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Lacatuş (4), Lăcatuș (4), Lăcătus (2), Lacătuş (1), Lăcătuş (1,112) & Lăcătuș (614) are calculated separately.

Lacatus (80) may also be a first name.

Lacatus Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'locksmith' in Romanian.

- julila

Lacatus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lacatus is found most frequently in Romania. It can be found as: Lacatuş, Lăcatuș, Lăcătus, Lacătuş, Lăcătuş or Lăcătuș. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lacatus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 68,225th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,000,487 people. Lacatus occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Lacatus reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,075,395th most common first name on earth, borne by 80 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Romania, where it is held by 6,653 people, or 1 in 3,018. In Romania it is most frequent in: Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 9 percent live, Mureș County, where 7 percent live and Buzău County, where 6 percent live. Apart from Romania this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Lacatus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lacatus surname are 17.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lacatus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 84.76% less than the national average, earning €4,578 per year; in United States they earn 6.04% more than the national average, earning $45,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.84% more than the national average, earning $53,579 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lacatuş954/
Lăcatuș904/
Lăcătus902/
Lacătuş901/
Lăcătuş861,112/
Lăcătuș86614/
Lacatos86338/
Lakatus8636/
Lasatus866/
Locatus864/
Lakatush8085/
Lascateu8028/
Lackatos8010/
Laikatus8010/
Lakatu7723/
Laukaitus753/
Lakatos7131,824/
Lakatuš71216/
Lacatoş7153/
Lasauteuse7150/
Lakateu7120/
Lakatau717/
Lakatou712/
Locotus711/
Lakatuș711/
Lakhatu711/
Lakatosh674,227/
Lakatosz6756/
Liakatos6728/
Loucatos6727/
Lokatush677/
Liaquatu671/
Liakatou671/
Laukatos671/
Llakatos671/
Lacoutau670/

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