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

The surname Lakens occurs most in The Netherlands. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,849,867th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Lakens are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name globally, borne by 16 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 175,908. In The Netherlands Lakens is mostly found in: South Holland, where 68 percent reside, North Brabant, where 22 percent reside and North Holland, where 5 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lakens surname declined 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