László Surname
Approximately 18,964 people bear this surname
László Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 16,476 | 1:596 | 50 |
| Romania | 1,660 | 1:12,095 | 1,550 |
| Slovakia | 722 | 1:7,391 | 732 |
| Czechia | 50 | 1:212,669 | 30,259 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 1:276,408 | 16,807 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
The alternate forms: Lászlo (187), Laszló (42) & Laszlo (9,909) are calculated separately.
László (415,023) may also be a first name.
László Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name László Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name László occurs more in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Lászlo, Laszló or Laszlo. For other possible spellings of László click here.
How Common Is The Last Name László? popularity and diffusion
The last name László is the 28,328th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 384,283 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of László are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 87 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. László is also the 2,481st most common given name throughout the world. It is borne by 415,023 people.
The surname László is most frequent in Hungary, where it is borne by 16,476 people, or 1 in 596. In Hungary László is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 18 percent live, Pest County, where 13 percent live and Fejér County, where 8 percent live. Besides Hungary this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 9 percent live and Slovakia, where 4 percent live.
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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 László
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