Laskowska Surname

475,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Jersey

Laskowska Surname User-submission:

In most Slavic languages, Laska (Polish, Czech, Bulgarian etc.) means 'caress'. In Russian it means a weasel. It is rumored, however, it derives from the popular Hungarian surname, László, with the suffixes -ov and -ova, which is a typical Bulgarian/ Russian last name prefix, hence explains the popularity of this name in those countries.

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Laskowska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3731:101,90015,525
England1101:506,52832,143
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Norway101:514,22941,629
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
France21:33,211,361423,184
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Laskowská (5) are calculated separately.

Laskowska Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In most Slavic languages, Laska (Polish, Czech, Bulgarian etc.) means 'caress'. In Russian it means a weasel. It is rumored, however, it derives from the popular Hungarian surname, László, with the suffixes -ov and -ova, which is a typical Bulgarian/ Russian last name prefix, hence explains the popularity of this name in those countries.

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Laskowska Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laskowska is most common in Poland. It may occur as a variant: Laskowská. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laskowska? popularity and diffusion

It is the 475,239th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,351,628 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Laskowska reside; 53 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 53 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Laskowska is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 373 people, or 1 in 101,900. Outside of Poland it exists in 31 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Laskowska Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Laskowska surname are 20.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Laskowska earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.55% less than the national average, earning $41,185 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.69% less than the national average, earning $41,393 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laskowská965/
Laszkowska9526/
Lakowska946/
Laskowski8941,404/
Laskowsky89426/
Laskovska8995/
Latkowska8947/
Laskowske8947/
Lackowska8915/
Laskawska898/
Ladkowska895/
Lajkowska893/
Laszkowski84550/
Lyaskovska8423/
Liaskowsky8412/
Lashkovska848/
Laczkowska845/
Liaskovska844/
Leszkowska843/
Laskkowski842/
Lyazkowska841/
Lashkowski841/
Laskowskie841/
Latskowski841/
Liaskowski841/
Lasckowsky841/
Laszkowsky840/
Laskoswski840/
Lakovska8277/
Lokowska822/
Laskovskaya80101/
Laschkowski8087/
Lasczkowski802/
Laschkowsky802/
Lyatskovska801/
Laskovskaja801/
Laskovski78172/
Latkovska78158/
Laskovská78128/
Laskovsky78108/
Laskovský78102/
Laskawski7892/
Leskovska7861/
Laikovska7837/
Lascowski7827/
Loskowski7827/
Laskofski7817/
Loskovska7815/
Lotkowska7814/
Lakawskas7814/
Łaskowski787/
Łatkowska785/
Lojkowska785/
Loskowske783/
Laßkowski783/
Laskawske782/
Lascowsky782/
Lakhovska781/
Lodkowska781/
Laškovska781/
Liokowska781/
Laskuwski781/
Lazcowska781/
Lackovska781/
Liaskovskaia761,239/
Lyaskovskaya76531/
Lashkovskaya7640/
Latschkowski7613/
Liaskovskaja763/
Lyaskovsky74403/
Laczkowski74384/
Lashkovsky7468/
Laskovskyi7441/
Lyaskovski7410/
Lashkovski748/
Lachkovska747/
Liatkovska744/
Lyakhovska743/
Liaskovsky743/
Liaskovski743/
Leshkovska743/
Laskovskiy742/
Latskovsky742/
Laskovskis742/
Liakhovska741/
Łaszkowski741/
Laskovszky741/
Laczkovska741/
Laskosvski741/
Lyashkovskaya7315/
Lokovska715/
Liaskovskyi701,052/
Lashkovskyi7018/
Lyashkovsky708/
Laschkovski708/
Loskovskaya707/
Lyaskovskiy705/
Lyaskovskyy702/
Lashkovskiy702/
Laszkovszky702/
Latskovskyi702/
Lyazkowskij701/
Laskovskihs701/
Liaskovskij701/
Leskovská67153/
Loshkovskaya67111/
Laskavski6738/
Loskofsky6711/
Loskovski6710/
Lascovski676/
Laskavská675/
Lascovsky675/
Laskavský674/
Loškovska673/
Leykovska671/
Lokhovska671/
Lyashkovskiy671/
Lyatskovskyy671/
Leškovska671/
Laskavsky671/
Liaškovskaja671/

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