Laq Surname

684,148th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Laq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Pakistan1731:1,032,62413,220
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Laq (180) may also be a first name.

Laq Last Name Facts

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

Laq (Arabic: علق) is found most frequently in Morocco. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laq? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 684,148th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 16,791,580 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Laq reside; 47 percent reside in North Africa and 47 percent reside in Mahgreb. Laq is also the 679,247th most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 180 people.

The last name is most common in Morocco, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 169,000. Beside Morocco Laq exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 40 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Laq Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Laq surname is principally Jewish (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laiq868,039/
Liaq86265/
Leaq86155/
Lhaq8648/
Laqe8626/
Lajq8625/
Layq8616/
Laqq869/
Lahq867/
Laqu864/
Lasq863/
Lacq863/
Latq863/
Hlaq862/
Laaq862/
Lauq861/
Lazq861/
Laqh861/
Laqc861/
Lyaq861/
Laaiq754,106/
Laque751,713/
Leaqe75897/
Lahaq75504/
Lyaqt75247/
Liaqu75143/
Liaqt7536/
Laiqe7531/
Laqut759/
Laiqh753/
Laquz753/
Lajqu753/
Lakqu753/
Liaqe752/
Laiqu752/
Lacqu751/
Liaiq751/
Laikq751/
Llhaq751/
Lyahq751/
Lyatq751/
Lashq751/
Laysq751/
Leahq751/
Lhaqe751/
Laiqt751/
Lak6738,461/
Lac6728,030/
Lax678,077/
Lag671,760/
Llaque671,261/
Laique67930/
Lauque67349/
Lasque67195/
Liaqut67174/
Loq6765/
Lacque6740/
Liaque6734/
Leaque6712/
Laiqut672/
Lyaqus671/
Laïque671/
Laqque671/
Layqut671/

Laq Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laq in the Arabic language
علقlq-
علاقlaq-

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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 Laq
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