Lakes Surname

116,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Lakes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lakes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3181:109,24011,927
Indonesia1401:944,63769,875
Ireland1231:38,2843,071
England1171:476,22330,919
Canada521:708,56956,910
Australia461:586,86342,409
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
India71:109,580,769786,157
Cyprus61:147,4798,354
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:312,50520,777
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:232,49419,571

Lakes (1,274) may also be a first name.

Lakes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lakes (Arabic: البحي, Hindi: लाकेस) occurs most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lakes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lakes is the 116,047th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,833,345 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Lakes reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 220,923rd most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,274 people.

Lakes is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,318 people, or 1 in 109,240. In The United States Lakes is mostly found in: Ohio, where 18 percent reside, Kentucky, where 17 percent reside and Indiana, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and Ireland, where 3 percent reside.

Lakes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lakes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lakes surname expanded 1,536 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 559 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lakes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lakes surname are 25.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lakes earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.8% less than the national average, earning $38,058 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.48% more than the national average, earning $57,871 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lakies91156/
Leakes91132/
Lakesh9182/
Laukes9179/
Lackes9154/
Laakes9145/
Lakees9115/
Lakeus9110/
Lakesz918/
Lakeis914/
Lakhes912/
Lakess912/
Laekes911/
Laykes910/
Lakese910/
Liakeas8379/
Leakeas8337/
Laukesh8327/
Lakkees8320/
Lackies8313/
Laeckes837/
Lakhesh836/
Lea'kes834/
Lackeus833/
Laskets832/
Lakeash831/
Lakesch831/
Lakeysh831/
Laykets831/
Lackeys831/
Lauckes831/
Lakesse831/
Latkesz831/
Leakesh831/
Lackets830/
Lakis802,200/
Lokes80690/
Laces80247/
Lekes80113/
Lökes8055/
Lakys8040/
Lakez800/
Laikiesh771/
Lokesh733,512/
Leukes731,458/
Lakkis73801/
Loukes73438/
Lokese73301/
Lakish73283/
Liakis73155/
Lakiss73128/
Lekies73125/
Laukys73114/
Lakysh7399/
Lockes7384/
Leekes7371/
Laches7363/
Luikes7352/
Lackis7351/
Laques7345/
Lakios7343/
Laukis7321/
Lokies7318/
Lekhes7313/
Llaces739/
Leckes739/
Lakhis738/
Lekeas737/
Lekesh737/
Lokets736/
Lyakis735/
Laykis734/
Llakis734/
Lakise734/
Laskys734/
Leikes734/
Lahkis733/
Lookes732/
Lagkis732/
Laukès732/
Leykes732/
Loykes731/
Lauces731/
Lakisz731/
Lakais731/
Lakece731/
Laakez731/
Lackeydds711/
Lakeche672,898/
Lauskis67112/
Lackajs6792/
Liagkis6778/
Lacques6756/
Louckes6745/
Lokeshe6724/
Lakkiss6718/
Laykish6717/
Lyakish6715/
Leyckes6714/
Loikets6713/
Lakisse6713/
Laikysh6712/
Lookess6711/
Lakkios677/
Loukeas675/
Lockets675/
Lauskys674/
La'kiss673/
Lackish673/
Laquese673/
Laquess672/
Lauckis672/
Lekesch672/
Loukesh671/
Llokesh671/
Lahakis671/
Lak'ech671/
Laskays671/
Lauques671/
Llauces671/
Lasskis671/
Leickes671/
Lauches671/
Lakisch671/
Lackijs671/
Lakhish671/
Lekkeys671/
Lockies670/

Lakes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lakes in the Hindi language
लाकेसlakesa50
लकेसlakesa50
Lakes in the Arabic language
البحيalbhy-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lakes
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