Laker Surname

25,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Laker Surname Definition:

1 = Lake1 (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er] 2 Player, Actor [Old Norse leikari; from Old Norse leika = Old English lácan, to play]

Laker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda12,8181:3,046520
Sudan3,3601:11,1641,574
England1,9921:27,9713,785
United States1,0661:340,01830,631
Algeria4551:84,90513,189
Australia3551:76,0448,891
Germany2291:351,55234,059
Israel2151:39,8035,445
South Africa1861:291,27828,316
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Pakistan1091:1,638,93517,168
New Zealand961:47,1707,685
Wales341:91,0167,411
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Guernsey291:2,222539
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
India111:69,733,217610,955
Belarus111:863,73365,346
France91:7,380,302306,885
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
China61:227,886,92811,701
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2881:18,9252,715
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2061:243,78020,311

Laker (437) may also be a first name.

Laker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 = Lake1 (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er] 2 Player, Actor [Old Norse leikari; from Old Norse leika = Old English lácan, to play]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Laker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laker (Hindi: लाकेर, Marathi: लकेर, Russian: Лакер) occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Laker? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,317th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 342,058 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Laker reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 55 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 410,164th most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 437 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 12,818 people, or 1 in 3,046. In Uganda Laker is primarily concentrated in: Gulu District, where 29 percent are found, Kitgum District, where 15 percent are found and Amuru District, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this surname exists in 60 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 16 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Laker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laker has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Laker last name grew 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 517 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Laker surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Laker are 32.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.84% registered with the party.

The amount Laker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 229.12% more than the national average, earning R 782,124 per year; in United States they earn 18.64% more than the national average, earning $51,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.62% more than the national average, earning $56,945 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lakher912,856/
Lacker91696/
Leaker91424/
Laaker91388/
Laiker91313/
Lakier91117/
Latker9148/
Lakere9144/
Lakeer9144/
Liaker9125/
Lakker9117/
Lakert9114/
Lauker916/
Lajker916/
Lyaker915/
Lakerr912/
Lahker912/
Layker911/
Lakeur911/
Lakerd911/
Lakhere83175/
Lackert83134/
Lautker83101/
Layıker8389/
Lakheer8346/
Laskerr8312/
Lyakher838/
Lajkert838/
Lyatker835/
Ladåker835/
Lackier834/
Lyakker833/
Lyasker833/
Laikert833/
Lassker833/
Laukker832/
Laskere832/
Laicker832/
L'Acker832/
Lagåker832/
Lakkeer831/
Laecker831/
Laacker831/
Lackeyr831/
Lahaker831/
Lakheir831/
Laukerd831/
Lakeerh831/
Liatker831/
Liakere831/
Leasker830/
Leadker830/
Lattker830/
Loker802,060/
Lakir801,824/
Lakre80671/
Leker80579/
Lacer80543/
Löker80285/
Lakyr803/
Lakerova7715/
Lauckert7714/
Lyatkher779/
Lakaheer772/
Locker737,361/
Lacher736,729/
Llacer735,096/
Looker733,502/
Leiker732,877/
Löcker731,266/
Lecker731,028/
Lokker73913/
Leuker73783/
Leeker73680/
Lokere73561/
Lakhir73426/
Laucer73278/
Lehker73180/
Lekker73171/
Lekeur73133/
Laquer73125/
Lekier7384/
Lokier7381/
Lekher7377/
Lotker7365/
Laikre7356/
Loeker7348/
Lekeer7336/
Lacear7334/
Leyker7325/
Lakjær7325/
Luiker7322/
Laicer7321/
Laccer7316/
Lokher7314/
Lokeer7314/
Laqere7313/
Lähker7313/
Liacer7312/
Lakire7311/
Lyakir739/
Lakior739/
Laqeer739/
Lakhre738/
Laukir737/
Lakcir735/
Louker734/
Hlacer734/
Lokert734/
Lozker733/
Laskir732/
Laycer732/
Lakair732/
Lleker731/
Lackre731/
Lahkir731/
Leacer731/
Laqeir731/
Lacger731/
Lokeir731/
Laceer731/
Loiker730/
Laucher67609/
Lakhair67578/
Lachqer67307/
Loecker67258/
Lagcher67191/
Laicher67166/
Leikert67132/
Lockier67112/
Laacher67107/
Lockerd6784/
Laqueur6760/
Leicker6759/
Löckher6744/
Leucker6740/
Lockear6737/
Laquier6733/
Löckert6732/
Leacher6730/
Llacher6722/
Laquere6717/
Lakhoir6716/
Laskire6714/
Leißker678/
Leikier677/
Lajcher677/
Lacquer676/
Lockher676/
Lyakherova675/
Lekhier675/
Loysker674/
Lekheir673/
Loocker673/
Lakhire673/
Laquear673/
Lochker672/
Lokkert672/
Lachkir672/
Locketr671/
Lookert671/
Loucker671/
Loukier671/
Lleiker671/
Lhokher671/
Leekerr671/
Laukhir671/
Lacheer671/
Laqueer671/
Lokeere671/
Loicker671/
Llaquer671/
Laskajr671/
Loudker670/
Leihker670/
Loukert670/
Llecker670/
Leecker670/

Laker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laker in the Hindi language
लाकेरlakera-
Laker in the Marathi language
लकेरlakera-
Laker in the Russian language
Лакерlaker-

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