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 is carried by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Lászlo, Laszló or Laszlo. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name László? popularity and diffusion
László is the 28,328th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 384,283 people. The surname László occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of László reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. László is also the 2,481st most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 415,023 people.
The surname László is most numerous in Hungary, where it is carried by 16,476 people, or 1 in 596. In Hungary it is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 18 percent are found, Pest County, where 13 percent are found and Fejér County, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Hungary this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 9 percent are found and Slovakia, where 4 percent are found.
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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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