Latta Surname
Approximately 14,011 people bear this surname
Latta Surname Definition:
A form of Lawtie, which see. James Lattay in Lochwinnoch in 1677, and James Lata in Midtoun, parish of Lochwinnoch in 1709 (Kilbarchan). Several of this name recorded in Dumbarton in the eighteenth century (RDB.). The second form is found in Aberdeen.
Read More About This SurnameLatta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,790 | 1:46,529 | 5,661 |
| India | 1,274 | 1:602,092 | 29,011 |
| Canada | 733 | 1:50,267 | 6,098 |
| Australia | 640 | 1:42,181 | 5,388 |
| Ivory Coast | 529 | 1:43,613 | 2,794 |
| Germany | 463 | 1:173,878 | 20,440 |
| England | 431 | 1:129,276 | 12,837 |
| Scotland | 288 | 1:18,590 | 2,213 |
| Indonesia | 262 | 1:504,768 | 41,234 |
| Slovakia | 183 | 1:29,161 | 5,057 |
| New Zealand | 181 | 1:25,018 | 4,374 |
| Greece | 173 | 1:64,045 | 10,710 |
| Poland | 154 | 1:246,810 | 31,280 |
| Ecuador | 132 | 1:120,499 | 6,596 |
| Cameroon | 109 | 1:190,542 | 19,833 |
| France | 104 | 1:638,680 | 83,098 |
| Netherlands | 100 | 1:168,872 | 24,561 |
| Czechia | 63 | 1:168,785 | 25,447 |
| Northern Ireland | 53 | 1:34,812 | 3,411 |
| Colombia | 52 | 1:918,732 | 8,918 |
| Brazil | 43 | 1:4,978,473 | 128,213 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| Italy | 18 | 1:3,397,594 | 101,426 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 36 | 1:123,052 | 7,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 307 | 1:12,193 | 1,467 |
| England | 78 | 1:312,505 | 20,777 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,378 | 1:36,443 | 4,327 |
The alternate forms: Lattá (2) & Látta (1) are calculated separately.
Latta (2,797) may also be a first name.
Latta Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A form of Lawtie, which see. James Lattay in Lochwinnoch in 1677, and James Lata in Midtoun, parish of Lochwinnoch in 1709 (Kilbarchan). Several of this name recorded in Dumbarton in the eighteenth century (RDB.). The second form is found in Aberdeen.
Latta Demographics
Latta Political Affiliation
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Latta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Latta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Latta (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﺕ, Hindi: लत्ता, Marathi: लता, Oriya: ଲତା, Russian: Латта, Tibetan: ལ་ཏ་) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Lattá or Látta. For other potential spellings of Latta click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Latta? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 37,579th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 520,130 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Latta are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 137,949th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 2,797 people.
Latta is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 7,790 people, or 1 in 46,529. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 65 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Latta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Latta has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Latta surname rose 565 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 553 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 6 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 61 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Latta Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (64%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Latta last name are 14.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.12% being registered with the party.
The amount Latta earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.72% less than the national average, earning R 224,040 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.93% less than the national average, earning $19,994,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning $43,767 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.1% more than the national average, earning $50,230 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Latta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Latta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻻﺕ | lat | - |
| Latta in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲତା | lata | - |
| Latta in the Hindi language | ||
| लत्ता | latta | 91.6 |
| लटटा | latata | 2.29 |
| लत्ताा | lattaa | 1.78 |
| लता | lata | 1.53 |
| लतता | latata | 1.02 |
| लात्ता | latta | 0.51 |
| लातता | latata | 0.51 |
| लट्टा | latta | 0.51 |
| लाटा | lata | 0.25 |
| Latta in the Marathi language | ||
| लता | lata | 68.97 |
| लाटा | lata | 16.09 |
| लत् | lat | 5.75 |
| लठठा | lathatha | 4.6 |
| लटटा | latata | 2.3 |
| Latta in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལ་ཏ་ | lata | 50 |
| ལ་ཀྲ་ | latra | 50 |
| Latta in the Russian language | ||
| Латта | latta | - |
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Latta Reference & Research
Latta FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Latta FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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