Laš Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Laš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Laš Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia2601:20,5253,251
Czechia1041:102,24516,917

The alternate forms: Las (17,389), Láš (9) & Lás (7) are calculated separately.

Laš Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laš occurs most in Slovakia. It can also be rendered as: Las, Láš or Lás. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laš? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 778,856th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Laš reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 20,525. In Slovakia Laš is most prevalent in: Žilina Region, where 97 percent live, Bratislava Region, where 1 percent live and Trnava Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Slovakia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Las8917,389/
Láš899/
Lauš86605/
Lašš8615/
Lajš869/
Lás787/
Lac6728,030/
Lax678,077/
Laz677,901/
Laj674,685/
Laß671,093/
Laç67322/
Loš6750/
Lač676/
Lašova671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Laš
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