Laska Surname
Approximately 5,882 people bear this surname
Laska Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,937 | 1:187,124 | 18,605 |
| Albania | 1,197 | 1:2,434 | 423 |
| Russia | 608 | 1:237,044 | 25,363 |
| Germany | 413 | 1:194,928 | 22,513 |
| Brazil | 354 | 1:604,730 | 22,545 |
| Ukraine | 184 | 1:247,406 | 32,520 |
| Hungary | 173 | 1:56,741 | 5,966 |
| Greece | 173 | 1:64,045 | 10,710 |
| India | 120 | 1:6,392,212 | 146,413 |
| France | 87 | 1:763,480 | 93,619 |
| Poland | 85 | 1:447,162 | 46,049 |
| Austria | 66 | 1:129,022 | 17,785 |
| Kosovo | 63 | 1:29,553 | 2,975 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Belarus | 47 | 1:202,150 | 25,664 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 1:884,125 | 54,571 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Transnistria | 4 | 1:118,675 | 12,470 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
The alternate forms: Láska (673), Laška (123), Laská (9) & Láská (4) are calculated separately.
Laska (512) may also be a first name.
Laska Demographics
Average Laska Salary in
United States
$47,214 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Laska Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laska Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Laska (Hindi: लस्का, Russian: Ласка) is found most in The United States. It may be found as: Láska, Laška, Laská or Láská. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Laska? popularity and diffusion
Laska is the 82,398th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,238,957 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Laska reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 373,684th most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 512 people.
Laska is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,937 people, or 1 in 187,124. In The United States it is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 14 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States Laska exists in 56 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 20 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.
Laska Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Laska has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Laska last name expanded 5,235 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Laska Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Laska surname are 2.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.5% registered with the party.
The amount Laska earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 68.34% more than the national average, earning 582,585 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.42% more than the national average, earning $47,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.7% more than the national average, earning $51,025 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laska Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laska in the Hindi language | ||
| लस्का | laska | - |
| Laska in the Russian language | ||
| Ласка | laska | - |
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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
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- 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 Laska
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