Last Surname

29,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Last Surname Definition:

A correspondent suggests that this refers to the trade of a cobbler-the last (crepida) being a not uncommon sign.

Last Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,1201:13,5241,994
United States3,0821:117,60512,664
Germany2,8781:27,9733,692
Australia1,4001:19,2832,665
Netherlands1,1831:14,2752,133
Canada1,1261:32,7234,238
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
South Africa4141:130,86415,308
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
India1821:4,214,645112,328
Russia1581:912,17172,266
Israel1521:56,3007,271
Wales1391:22,2632,366
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
New Zealand991:45,7417,523
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Belgium761:151,27221,156
Scotland601:89,2306,335
Philippines591:1,715,902111,316
Estonia541:24,4784,454
China511:26,810,2271,454
France481:1,383,807136,859
Romania451:446,17535,142
Thailand401:1,765,959222,048
Indonesia391:3,391,005183,158
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Ireland271:174,4057,679
Latvia261:78,84811,595
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Belarus181:527,83748,523
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Marshall Islands121:4,318834
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Laos91:732,036508
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Norway61:857,04855,549
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Albania31:971,35222,477
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Belize21:177,7373,502
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3931:10,1861,543
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2721:184,62816,354

The alternate forms: Läst (1) are calculated separately.

Last (12,590) may also be a first name.

Last Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A correspondent suggests that this refers to the trade of a cobbler-the last (crepida) being a not uncommon sign.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

For Las, or Los. Philip Augustus granted lands, Normandy, to Robert de Los (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 158). Probably of the same family as Walter and William Luz, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Last Last Name Facts

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

Last (Russian: Ласт) is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Läst. For other possible spellings of Last click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Last? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 29,923rd most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 407,992 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Last reside; 25 percent reside in Northern Europe and 24 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 52,442nd most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 12,590 people.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 4,120 people, or 1 in 13,524. In England it is most common in: Suffolk, where 26 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and Essex, where 8 percent live. Outside of England this last name occurs in 140 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 16 percent live.

Last Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Last has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Last last name grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,133 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,544 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 113 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Last Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (58%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Last surname are 13.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.45% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Last earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.75% less than the national average, earning 177,356 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 92.17% more than the national average, earning R 456,672 per year; in United States they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $46,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning $50,063 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Läst921/
Laste89654/
Laast89150/
Layst89107/
Laist89105/
Least8975/
Laust8964/
Lajst8944/
Lasht8913/
Llast895/
Lastt893/
Laest892/
Lasst891/
Lasts891/
Lastz891/
Ȇlast891/
Lhast891/
Lyast891/
Lat8638,119/
Las8617,389/
Laatst8025/
Lauste8019/
Laiste808/
Lashth807/
Lyayst805/
Laisht804/
Laisth804/
Laaste803/
Liaste803/
Lashst801/
Lashte801/
Layset801/
Lgasst800/
Latt7579,826/
Late7555,837/
Lase7544,207/
Lash7512,076/
Lath759,106/
Laus757,915/
Laut756,760/
Lais756,283/
Lass755,755/
Lias755,414/
Laas755,111/
Leas752,354/
Lait752,164/
Layt751,915/
Lyat751,572/
Lays75992/
Leat75981/
Lyas75834/
Liat75775/
Laat75705/
Lats75625/
Hlas75508/
Laht75447/
Lahs75259/
Lasz75170/
Lajs75159/
Lest75139/
Lost75104/
Laís7570/
Llas7560/
Löst7536/
Hlat7530/
Latp7530/
Lajt7523/
Ladt7518/
Lgat759/
Lasd759/
Lads757/
Llat753/
Lhat753/
L'As752/
Lasp751/
Laxt751/
Laìs751/
Laïs751/
Latd751/
Laxs751/
Lastova73143/
Laheist7325/
Laastch731/
Laatsth731/
Laysset731/
Laatste731/
Lahaist730/
La67502,950/
Leist676,260/
Lasch675,767/
Leath674,808/
Latte674,210/
Lauth673,819/
Layth672,797/
Lathe672,158/
Loste671,815/
Lause671,662/
Lahat671,487/
Laith671,363/
Laise671,331/
Laute671,315/
Lasse671,253/
Laatz671,249/
Latch671,229/
Liash671,077/
Loest671,023/
Ladds67954/
Leest67865/
Laite67782/
Laish67612/
Layte67567/
Lahut67560/
Hlase67534/
Lhost67514/
Lyass67486/
Laats67452/
Laate67450/
Lautt67402/
Lahus67396/
Lyash67393/
Llait67368/
Loyst67337/
Laush67331/
Laase67306/
Lauss67291/
Lahas67284/
Laass67248/
Leatt67220/
Laash67170/
Leate67167/
Lauts67163/
Laiss67157/
Lease67143/
Laitt67137/
Lashe67137/
Liase67135/
Lault67112/
Laysh67112/
Lattz67104/
Hlias67104/
Latts67103/
Liaut67102/
Lhase67102/
Lyays6793/
Liais6792/
Hlass6785/
Ladse6775/
Lahtz6769/
Lausz6768/
Lågas6765/
Laudt6762/
Laahs6755/
Lyatt6752/
Layse6752/
Liate6747/
Glias6739/
Loist6735/
Lajsz6735/
Loost6733/
Leass6732/
Latse6728/
Liatt6726/
Lesht6722/
Liaas6722/
Luist6722/
Latth6721/
Llyas6721/
Laász6720/
Lyaus6719/
Loust6719/
Laasz6719/
Löhst6719/
Llgas6719/
Ladte6718/
Hlaus6717/
Lahys6717/
Leyst6716/
Llase6716/
Laijs6716/
Ladås6715/
Liass6714/
Liaus6714/
Lästh6714/
Laadt6711/
Lahse6711/
Ållas6711/
Lazth6710/
Lyats679/
Laath679/
Llias678/
Losth678/
Leszt677/
Lacht677/
Leads676/
Lehst675/
Laatt675/
Lhays675/
Lahss675/
Llaas674/
Hlais674/
Lgatt674/
Lhaut674/
Hlatt673/
Laads673/
Lahaysst673/
Lajht673/
Lhath673/
Losst673/
Liats673/
Leats672/
Lauds672/
Lathd672/
Lesth672/
Lhasz672/
Lhats672/
Liath672/
Leust672/
Layds672/
Hlate672/
Laits672/
Lyaut672/
Liadt672/
Lassh672/
Lhaís672/
Hladt672/
Laisz672/
Lashh672/
Llate672/
Llaut672/
Leash671/
Llash671/
Llatd671/
Llath671/
Lgash671/
Lhate671/
Lashd671/
Leasp671/
Latdh671/
Laais671/
Lasce671/
Hliat671/
Llass671/
Lhais671/
Latsh671/
Llaht671/
Llais671/
Llaus671/
Llhat671/
Lyais671/
Lyaët671/
Hlaas671/
Hlastová671/
Hlath671/
Hlľas671/
Lassz671/
Larzs671/
Latcz671/
Laytz671/
Lauys671/
Lausx671/
Laait671/
Lesst671/
Liahs671/
Liait671/
Hlays671/
Laïss671/
Liaat671/
Lhass671/
Laazs671/
La'at671/
Laaas671/
Laitp671/
Lajtz671/
Lahsh671/
Laihs671/
Lahds671/
Lahjt671/
Lascz671/
Lathp671/
Lasss671/
Layhs671/
Lestt671/
Hlash671/
Layht670/
Lyath670/
Llads670/
Liays670/
Liatz670/
Lauthste670/

Last Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Last in the Russian language
Ластlast-

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