Straksas Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Straksas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Straksas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Strakšas (12) are calculated separately.

Straksas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Straksas occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Strakšas. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Straksas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Straksas is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Straksas are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

It is most frequent in Latvia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 1,025,023. In Latvia it is mostly concentrated in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 50 percent are found and Semigallia, where 50 percent are found. Beside Latvia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 25 percent are found and Ireland, where 13 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
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  • 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 Straksas
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