Lakatos Surname

17,421st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Lakatos Surname User-submission:

A Hungarian surname meaning locksmith.

Lakatos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary23,1701:42429
Romania4,0121:5,004674
United States1,6371:221,41721,464
Czechia8241:12,9051,829
Slovakia3321:16,0742,323
Canada3011:122,41112,833
Germany2991:269,24928,591
Austria2021:42,1566,762
Australia1531:176,44217,942
Sweden1451:67,9095,148
Spain1401:333,94319,434
Brazil1391:1,540,10351,247
England1181:472,18730,747
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
France371:1,795,209158,669
Israel301:285,25425,178
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Finland61:916,11741,832
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Wales41:773,63329,106
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Lakatoš (2,420) & Lakatoş (3) are calculated separately.

Lakatos (36) may also be a first name.

Lakatos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Hungarian surname meaning locksmith.

- lalaith

Lakatos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lakatos is most common in Hungary. It can appear in the variant forms: Lakatoš or Lakatoş. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakatos? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lakatos is the 17,421st most common last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 228,995 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Lakatos live; 89 percent live in Eastern Europe and 73 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Lakatos is also the 1,717,090th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 36 people.

The surname Lakatos is most frequent in Hungary, where it is carried by 23,170 people, or 1 in 424. In Hungary Lakatos is most prevalent in: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 15 percent are found, Budapest, where 14 percent are found and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Hungary this last name occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Lakatos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lakatos last name are 1.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lakatos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1297.68% more than the national average, earning S/. 270,940 per year; in South Africa they earn 30.21% more than the national average, earning R 309,432 per year; in United States they earn 4.35% less than the national average, earning $41,272 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning $50,363 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lakatoš952,420/
Lakatoş953/
Lakatosh934,227/
Lakatosz9356/
Liakatos9328/
Lackatos9310/
Laukatos931/
Llakatos931/
Lakatosch8813/
Lacatos86338/
Lakatus8636/
Lakatas8625/
Lokatos8620/
Lakotos867/
Lekatos862/
Laketos861/
Lakatosová82885/
Lakatosova82133/
Loukatos80392/
Liakatas80151/
Lokatosh80123/
Lakatush8085/
Lakotosh8072/
Lakatash8013/
Laikatus8010/
Lackatas803/
Laukaitus753/
Lacatus717,284/
Lakatuš71216/
Lokotos7178/
Lacatas7157/
Lacatoş7153/
Lakotas7130/
Lakatošova718/
Lokatas713/
Lekatas711/
Lokotosh67728/
Loucatos6727/
Lokatush677/
Lakotash675/
Lokatash674/
Lakoutas671/
Leikatas671/
Llacatas671/
Louketos671/

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