Laskar Surname

1,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 503,558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Laskar Surname User-submission:

The Laskar surname means 'powerful military force'.

Laskar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India493,4691:1,554163
Bangladesh8,6511:18,4211,352
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
United States2331:1,555,618105,142
France1951:340,62951,332
England1601:348,23825,208
United Arab Emirates1161:78,9857,143
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Canada541:682,32655,162
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Laskar (4,605) may also be a first name.

Laskar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Laskar surname means 'powerful military force'.

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Laskar Last Name Facts

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

Laskar (Arabic: اسكار, Bengali: লস্কর, Hindi: लस्कर, Marathi: कर, Oriya: ଲର, Russian: Ласкар) has its highest incidence in India. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laskar? popularity and diffusion

Laskar is the 1,064th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 14,472 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Laskar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Laskar is also the 101,141st most frequently held forename on earth, held by 4,605 people.

The last name Laskar is most common in India, where it is held by 493,469 people, or 1 in 1,554. In India it is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 51 percent reside, Assam, where 48 percent reside and Tripura, where 1 percent reside. Other than India Laskar occurs in 59 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 2 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.

Laskar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Laskar surname are 4.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Laskar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 407.94% more than the national average, earning $115,314,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 25.93% more than the national average, earning $54,338 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.22% less than the national average, earning $48,579 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lashkar929,114/
Laskare92389/
Liaskar9276/
Laskart9233/
Laaskar9230/
Laskaar9224/
Laskatr9223/
Lasskar9220/
Ladskar9216/
Llaskar9215/
Laskhar9215/
Laskarr9211/
Laskqar9210/
Lasxkar9210/
Laskkar929/
Laskasr925/
Layskar924/
Laiskar921/
Lasjkar921/
Lauskar921/
Hlaskar921/
Laskajr921/
Laskaur921/
Lashkare865,397/
Laschkar8657/
Laskhare865/
Laskhart860/
Lascar832,004/
Laskor831,520/
Loskar831,192/
Leskar83517/
Lasqar831/
Laskarova8010/
Lashkhare802/
Loshkar7748/
Lashkor7741/
Lloskar7710/
Laskorz778/
Laskort777/
Laxkhar776/
Laskour773/
Laxkaar772/
Leshkar771/
Lyascar771/
Louskar771/
Leskhar771/
Lascard771/
Laxhkar771/
Lascart771/
Lashqar771/
Laskeur771/
Lashkarova756/
Lachkare71173/
Lasskeur714/
Loskhart712/
Lashkour711/
Llachkar711/
Lauscare711/
Loshkare711/
Loskor671,529/
Loscar67278/
Lescar67131/
Lascor6760/
Lascăr6731/
Lazcar6715/
Lezkar675/
Láscar672/
Loskarová671/

Laskar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laskar in the Bengali language
লস্করlaskara99.7
লস্কর্laskar0.21
লষ্করlaskara0.04
Laskar in the Hindi language
लस्करlaskara62.96
लसकरlasakara16.67
लास्करlaskara5.56
लश्करlaskara5.56
लस्कारlaskara5.56
लशकरlasakara1.85
लसकारlasakara1.85
Laskar in the Marathi language
करkara57.65
लासकरlasakara33.88
लसकरlasakara6.03
लशकरlasakara0.33
लराकरlarakara0.33
लसकरेlasakare0.33
ळसकरlasakara0.16
Laskar in the Oriya language
ଲରlara56.45
ଲାରlara25.81
ଲସକରlasakara6.45
ଲସ୍କlaska1.61
ସରିଫsaripha1.61
ସରଲାsarala1.61
ବଳରାମbalarama1.61
ୟାସିନyasina1.61
Laskar in the Russian language
Ласкарlaskar-
Laskar in the Arabic language
اسكارaskar-

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