Lanaka Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lanaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India241:31,961,058386,265
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Lanaka (49) may also be a first name.

Lanaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lanaka (Bengali: লনকা, Marathi: लनका, Russian: Ланака) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanaka? popularity and diffusion

Lanaka is the 3,543,123rd most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Lanaka are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 77 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Lanaka is also the 1,430,306th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 49 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 31,961,058. In India Lanaka is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 38 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 33 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 17 percent are found. Not including India it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Langaka922/
Lanakau922/
Lanayka921/
Lanakay921/
Lanakas921/
Langakka862/
Lamnakha861/
Lanakhas861/
Langakau861/
Lanaca83240/
Lenaka8373/
Lanake8344/
Lanaki8315/
Lanoka8311/
Laneka836/
Lanako833/
Lonaka833/
Lanauskas8055/
Lanazca771,625/
Lanasca77709/
Lianaki7774/
Lainaki7736/
Leanoka7711/
Lanasky7711/
Launeka7710/
Lanaski778/
Lenaika775/
Lenakai774/
Lahnaki774/
Lanaica772/
Lanaker772/
Langaca771/
Loinaka771/
Leneaka771/
Lenaaka771/
Lanoska771/
Lanakhe771/
Lanacca771/
Laneeka771/
Lanacay771/
Lanaeca771/
Laenaca771/
Leunaka771/
Langaki771/
Laanaki771/
Laneake770/
Laanaiki71170/
Lianakis71106/
Lanoszka7111/
Lamnaiki719/
Lainakis718/
Llaneika711/
Lganacki711/
Leanakei711/
Lanuikay711/
Lainakou711/
Longakai711/
Lonaka'a711/
Lyanasky711/
Lannaker710/
Llanaker710/
Lasnaski710/
Lonake671,136/
Loneka6769/
Lanoko6722/
Lenoka6719/
Leneka6715/
Laneca6713/
Lanoki679/
Lonoka676/
Lanaco674/
Lanoca674/
Lenéka673/
Lenako672/
Lonaki672/
Lasnausky671/
Lenaca671/
Lonaca670/
Langnaker670/

Lanaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lanaka in the Bengali language
লনকাlanaka-
Lanaka in the Marathi language
लनकाlanaka50
लानकाlanaka41.67
लंकाlanka8.33
Lanaka in the Russian language
Ланакаlanaka-

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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
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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 Lanaka
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