Lamkan Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Lamkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lamkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran891:862,72542,012
Nepal281:1,017,1776,083
India61:127,844,230863,365
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Lamkan (10) may also be a first name.

Lamkan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lamkan is found most in Iran. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lamkan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lamkan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lamkan is the 1,581,912th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. Lamkan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Lamkan reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name internationally, held by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 862,725. In Iran it is most numerous in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 46 percent live, Gilan Province, where 43 percent live and Tehran Province, where 7 percent live. Apart from Iran Lamkan exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Nepal, where 22 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamkane92202/
Lamkhan9223/
Lamkhane868/
Lamkasen861/
Lomkan83107/
Lemkan8315/
Lamcan8311/
Lamkon836/
Lamkham771,715/
Lamkoun774/
Lamkoon772/
Hlamkam771/
Liamkam771/
Lamkone771/
Lehmkan771/
Lamkein770/
Lamkhanova752/
Lamkatem711/
Lamkom6718/
Lomkon674/
Lamcam673/
Lomcan673/
Lamcon672/
Lemcan670/
Lemkoon6210/
Lamkhom626/
Lomkong624/
Leamkom622/
Lemkoin621/
Loumkam621/
Leamcon621/
Lomkhong5774/
Lamcom502/
Lomkom501/

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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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  • 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 Lamkan
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