Laz Surname

63,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Laz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador1,6901:9,4121,530
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
Egypt7631:120,4929,804
Turkey6951:111,9739,490
Guatemala5791:27,7771,821
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Philippines4091:247,52637,156
United States3031:1,196,23485,175
France2821:235,54236,504
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Algeria2181:177,20921,974
Argentina1941:220,32718,124
Spain1671:279,95217,257
Russia1031:1,399,25397,801
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
Malaysia581:508,52125,379
Austria431:198,03324,866
Taiwan411:571,8234,251
England401:1,392,95161,553
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
India201:38,353,269431,471
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Bulgaria171:410,52419,195
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Tunisia101:61,0637,682
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Lebanon101:563,70813,499
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Láz (10) are calculated separately.

Laz (4,171) may also be a first name.

Laz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laz (Arabic: لاظ, Russian: Лаз) is held by more people in Ecuador than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Láz. Click here for further possible spellings of Laz.

How Common Is The Last Name Laz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 63,392nd most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 922,357 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Laz live; 24 percent live in South America and 21 percent live in Andean South America. Laz is also the 107,505th most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 4,171 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ecuador, where it is carried by 1,690 people, or 1 in 9,412. In Ecuador it is most common in: Manabí Province, where 62 percent live, Guayas Province, where 13 percent live and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Ecuador it exists in 91 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 14 percent live and Egypt, where 10 percent live.

Laz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Laz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laz surname increased 1,894 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Laz surname are 31.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.19% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Laz earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.85% more than the national average, earning $50,421 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.2% less than the national average, earning $47,101 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Láz8910/
Latz864,444/
Laiz862,346/
Laaz861,453/
Lauz861,359/
Lacz86462/
Liaz86299/
Hlaz86190/
Lasz86170/
Lazz8676/
Larz8651/
Lahz8636/
Lyaz8629/
Ladz8625/
Leaz8622/
Layz8614/
Lhaz867/
Lazs864/
Laíz864/
Lazh863/
La Z862/
Lajz862/
La80502,950/
Laatz751,249/
Lautz751,179/
Laarz75156/
Lattz75104/
Laitz75102/
Leatz7570/
Lahtz7569/
Lausz7568/
Lajsz7535/
Lahaz7532/
Latze7529/
Laász7520/
Laasz7519/
Laucz7518/
Gliaz7511/
Lazth7510/
Lhazh755/
Lauzh754/
Lazsc753/
Lhasz752/
Laisz752/
Lgatz751/
Leadz751/
Lassz751/
Larzh751/
Larzs751/
Lastz751/
Latcz751/
Laytz751/
Lauzz751/
L'Aaz751/
Liazz751/
Lhaaz751/
Laazs751/
Lajtz751/
Lascz751/
Lazch750/
Laudz750/
Liatz750/
Lai673,581,809/
Lau67509,986/
Lay67335,240/
Lad6782,400/
Hla6756,653/
Lea6747,342/
Lat6738,119/
Lia6735,092/
Lah6729,893/
Lac6728,030/
Las6717,389/
Loa679,955/
Loz679,438/
Lap678,996/
Lax678,077/
Laa676,108/
Lla674,823/
Laj674,685/
Lya674,060/
Lazova671,997/
Laß671,093/
Lha67404/
Laš67364/
Laç67322/
Laszcz67152/
Lazová67110/
Lautze6791/
Léa6774/
Laï6722/
Lač676/
Lað675/
Lga674/
Laÿ674/
Laytez672/
Laitez672/
Laà672/
Laá672/
Laî672/
Llgazs672/
Lachsz671/
Lùa671/
Lóa671/
Hlattz671/
Laë671/
Laù671/
Llatze671/
Laichz671/
Lautzs670/

Laz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laz in the Russian language
Лазlaz-
Laz in the Arabic language
لاظlaz-
لزlz-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Laz
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