van Laak Surname
Approximately 517 people bear this surname
van Laak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 304 | 1:264,821 | 28,272 |
| Netherlands | 180 | 1:93,818 | 15,387 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
van Laak Demographics
Average van Laak Salary in
United States
$144,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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van Laak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Laak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Laak is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Laak? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 601,015th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 14,095,833 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of van Laak are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
van Laak is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 304 people, or 1 in 264,821. In Germany van Laak is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 72 percent live, Berlin, where 10 percent live and Bavaria, where 8 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
van Laak Last Name Statistics demography
van Laak earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 234.6% more than the national average, earning $144,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Laake | 94 | 110 | / |
| van Laack | 94 | 53 | / |
| van Lake | 88 | 16 | / |
| van Laag | 88 | 2 | / |
| van Lakk | 88 | 0 | / |
| van Lacke | 82 | 57 | / |
| von Laack | 82 | 2 | / |
| van Lac | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Lok | 80 | 1 | / |
| van Look | 75 | 508 | / |
| van Loke | 75 | 23 | / |
| van Lock | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Loock | 71 | 2,486 | / |
| van Looke | 71 | 39 | / |
| van Leuck | 71 | 25 | / |
| van Locke | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Loocke | 67 | 633 | / |
| van Loucks | 67 | 4 | / |
| van Loc | 67 | 3 | / |
| van Loccke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Van-Look | 63 | 6 | / |
| van Logg | 63 | 2 | / |
| Van-Loock | 59 | 5 | / |
| Van-Loocke | 56 | 10 | / |
| von Loocks | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 van Laak
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