Lakens Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lakens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lakens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands961:175,90825,337
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Suriname11:552,6169,664
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Lakens (16) may also be a first name.

Lakens Last Name Facts

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

Lakens occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,849,867th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Lakens reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Lakens is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 16 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 175,908. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 68 percent reside, North Brabant, where 22 percent reside and North Holland, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Suriname, where 1 percent reside.

Lakens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lakens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lakens surname contracted 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lakens Last Name Statistics demography

Lakens earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.65% less than the national average, earning $39,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laukens92286/
Lackens9240/
Laykens920/
Leakens920/
Lakns9110/
Lakins83874/
Lekens83516/
Lokens834/
Luikens77392/
Leekens77293/
Lachens7751/
Ladkins7746/
Lockens7744/
Leukens7727/
Latkins7727/
Loykens7720/
Leakins7719/
Laskins778/
Laicens773/
Lackins772/
Lokkens771/
Lakkins771/
Laekins771/
Laquens771/
Lookens770/
Lakęs731/
Looykens7116/
Leyskens713/
Lauskins712/
L'Adkins711/
Liadkins711/
Leadkins710/
Looijkens6746/
Leijskens6741/
Lokins676/
Leknæs675/
Lekins674/
Lacins673/
Laknje671/

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Lakens Reference & Research

Lykins FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Lakens
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis