Later Surname

250,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Later Surname Definition:

A lat in many dialects signifies a lath, from the Anglo-Saxon latta, asseres; and hence it has been conjectured that a Latter means a lath-cleaveror splitter.

Later Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria5511:70,11211,399
United States5421:668,74353,351
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
Israel621:138,02614,788
England591:944,37447,923
Canada431:856,87466,382
India431:17,838,730274,051
Poland411:927,04369,048
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
France141:4,744,480251,814
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Wales111:281,32115,850
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

The alternate forms: Láter (3) are calculated separately.

Later (114) may also be a first name.

Later Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A lat in many dialects signifies a lath, from the Anglo-Saxon latta, asseres; and hence it has been conjectured that a Latter means a lath-cleaveror splitter.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Later Last Name Facts

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

The surname Later (Georgian: ლატერ, Hindi: लटेर, Marathi: लेते) occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Láter. Click here to see other possible spellings of Later.

How Common Is The Last Name Later? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 250,267th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,597,821 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Later live; 37 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. Later is also the 877,214th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 114 people.

It is most widely held in Algeria, where it is borne by 551 people, or 1 in 70,112. In Algeria Later is most common in: Jijel Province, where 77 percent live, Tizi Ouzou Province, where 22 percent live and Béjaïa Province, where 0 percent live. Excluding Algeria this last name occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.

Later Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Later has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Later last name increased 537 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Later Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Later are 43.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.97% registered with the party.

The amount Later earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.01% more than the national average, earning $48,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.47% less than the national average, earning $43,985 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Láter933/
Laster9111,032/
Latter913,902/
Lauter913,742/
Lather911,258/
Laiter91564/
Lajter91545/
Lateur91504/
Layter91480/
Latger91462/
Latier91248/
Lateer91149/
Laater91119/
Latere9176/
Leater9124/
Laterz9114/
Lateir9112/
Lahter916/
Liater915/
Laeter914/
Hlater913/
Latehr911/
Latert911/
Latear910/
Llater910/
Latesr910/
Late8955,837/
Leather835,770/
Lautier832,384/
Lachter831,501/
Lautert831,107/
Laister83984/
Lauster83977/
Lattier83716/
Lauther83357/
Latteur83261/
Lastere83204/
Laterre83109/
Leaster8353/
Lasster8350/
Layther8329/
Lattere8324/
Lajtert8321/
Laitier8319/
Lautere8316/
Lautter8313/
Laateur8312/
Lashter838/
Latther837/
Lathier836/
Lahther834/
Lyayter833/
Laaster833/
Lyauter832/
Latteer832/
Liaster832/
Lathere832/
Lauteur832/
Layster831/
Lathher831/
Leazter831/
Latheer831/
Lathert831/
Latteir831/
Laatter831/
Laijter831/
Laitere831/
Laitter830/
Lasther830/
Lattert830/
Lattear830/
Leatter830/
Laither830/
Laetter830/
Lateire830/
Lateh805,351/
Latte804,210/
Lathe802,158/
Loter801,391/
Latre801,323/
Laute801,315/
Lates80987/
Laite80782/
Leter80659/
Laste80654/
Latea80602/
Layte80567/
Laate80450/
Latey80447/
Latep80213/
Latet80206/
Latge80197/
Leate80167/
Lateş80158/
Latie80121/
Latee80107/
Lateș8088/
Latei8075/
Latir8050/
Liate8047/
Lyate8028/
Lahte8022/
Lateu8021/
Ladte8018/
Lated8017/
Löter8015/
Latje8014/
Latyr809/
Latez809/
Hlate802/
Llate802/
Lhate801/
Lôter801/
Laithier77928/
Lauthier77371/
Leautier77217/
Laichter7770/
Leatherd7736/
Laethier7736/
Leathert7723/
Lasterre7722/
Liautier7714/
Lajchter7712/
Laithert7712/
Lauthert779/
Laistter772/
Lasthere772/
Lasstter771/
Lastheer771/
Lauthter771/
Laterova771/
Laterová771/
Lauttier771/
Laustere771/
Lausther771/
Lautertt771/
Lauttert771/
Lautheir770/
Leasteir770/
Leachter770/
Lotter739,936/
Leiter736,712/
Lötter731,954/
Letter731,322/
Lattes731,158/
Lother73986/
Louter73955/
Lautre73780/
Loster73671/
Leaute73608/
Lattie73534/
Lathey73502/
Lattea73395/
Lether73366/
Löther73243/
Latthe73242/
Lahute73232/
Lateed73213/
Leuter73184/
Laitei73173/
Letier73160/
Hlathe73155/
Lateet73146/
Leyter73140/
Lathet73136/
Laythe73128/
Lattey73120/
Leathe73119/
Leteur73113/
Lauthe73113/
Lautie73110/
Latesh73108/
Latior7371/
Lehter7369/
Laitre7368/
Latoir7364/
Lastes7362/
Loiter7360/
Lastei7359/
Lautej7355/
Lhaute7351/
Lahate7349/
Llatje7345/
Latire7345/
Latess7340/
Lotier7340/
Lattre7338/
Lautee7335/
Lateit7333/
Leates7332/
Llatge7332/
Llaite7332/
Lahtee7331/
Lodter7330/
Liaute7329/
Loyter7327/
Laytte7326/
Lathes7322/
Lathhe7322/
Latees7322/
Looter7320/
Lauste7319/
Latieh7319/
Laitte7318/
Leatee7315/
Lahtie7314/
Lateep7314/
Leeter7313/
Laitey7313/
Laatre7313/
Laytee7312/
Lloter7312/
Leatte7311/
Leteer7311/
Loteer7311/
Latesz7310/
Latteh7310/
Loeter738/
Laites738/
Lastee738/
Ledter738/
Laiste738/
Lautte737/
Liatte736/
Lathee736/
Lastep736/
Lyatte735/
Lateea735/
Lathte735/
Lautei735/
Lastea735/
Latech735/
Lozter734/
Latecz734/
Laiteh734/
Lotere734/
Lasted733/
Laidte733/
Lautez733/
Lattee733/
Latrre733/
Laithe733/
Lastey733/
Laitie733/
Laaste733/
Liatie733/
Loterh733/
Lastet733/
Liaste733/
Laathe732/
Laytey732/
Laytez732/
Lyates732/
Lateey732/
Lateph732/
Lautes732/
Laitez732/
Lautey732/
Latheu732/
Llatez732/
Lahteh732/
Latirr732/
Laytes731/
Loterp731/
Letear731/
Ladtey731/
Lashte731/
Laited731/
Lajtie731/
Lateez731/
Lathea731/
Lathie731/
Latiea731/
Laaite731/
Hleter731/
Laetir731/
Latest731/
Lauteh731/
Lautet731/
Lohter731/
Llates731/
Lioter731/
Lyaite731/
Lotert731/
Lôtter731/
Latheh731/
Latreh731/
Lattet731/
Lautir731/
Latães731/
Laitee731/
Laitet731/
Laatir731/
Lhates731/
Liateh731/
Lotetr731/
Lõtter731/
Liatre731/
Laitea731/
Lahtir731/
Latepf731/
Latezt731/
Leatep731/
Hlatee731/
Lachte730/
Lattir730/
Luiter730/
Lastir730/
Leauthier7155/
Leatheart713/
Lajterová711/
Lautherth711/
Leatheard710/
Lata67339,705/
Lote677,763/
Leister677,681/
Lati676,590/
Laththe672,200/
Liotier67754/
Laty67676/
Lyautey67506/
Lottier67446/
Leuther67399/
Leither67371/
Letteer67328/
Leitert67246/
Louther67237/
Lettier67227/
Lothier67223/
Lataire67218/
Lothert67201/
Lochter67169/
Loether67162/
Lethier67147/
Lahatte67115/
Lastire67112/
Lausted67109/
Leathes6792/
Leautey6786/
Lattire6784/
Leether6752/
Lajstet6751/
Liautey6746/
Leytier6731/
Lyotier6731/
Leitter6730/
Leyster6728/
Lautiej6726/
Loyster6721/
Lathesh6721/
Lahatie6716/
Lateeph6714/
Loutere6714/
Latirre6713/
Leitier6712/
Louster6711/
Loytier6711/
Laté6711/
Leahtee6711/
Lautech6710/
Löttert679/
Loutier678/
Lathior678/
Latheep677/
Loterre677/
Loother676/
Leytere676/
Loutter675/
Latj674/
Leautez674/
Leathey673/
Lastair673/
Lattess673/
Laķe673/
Latheth672/
Lauttre672/
Lioster672/
Latthey672/
Leitere672/
Lastère672/
Hleiter672/
Losterd671/
Lostter671/
Lotther671/
Leytter671/
Letteir671/
Lahaite671/
Laittre671/
Leitger671/
Leathed671/
Lateesh671/
Latheed671/
Latthee671/
Lautire671/
Laasted671/
Hlasted671/
Leutter671/
Loister671/
Lhathir671/
Loetier671/
Lyautet671/
Loyhter671/
Léthier671/
Lasteed671/
Leihter671/
Leathea671/
Leauthe671/
Lattair671/
Lauthie671/
Lautterová671/
Lahathe671/
Laheyte671/
Lahtieh671/
L'Etter671/
Leutier671/
Lashteh671/
Loutert671/
Lheatee671/
Laithey671/
Lattesh671/
Leathee671/
Leathet671/
Leattee671/
Lauteth671/
Lasteth670/
Lathead670/
Llooter670/
Lotherp670/
Leyhter670/
Lathire670/
Luither670/
Loshter670/
Luitter670/
Lottere670/
Lasttes670/
Looster670/

Later Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Later in the Georgian language
ლატერlater-
Later in the Marathi language
लेतेlete-
Later in the Hindi language
लटेरlatera50
लटॅरlatera50

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