Lanaster Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lanaster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanaster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lanaster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lanaster is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanaster? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lanaster is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Lanaster is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lanaster are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 17 percent live, Illinois, where 17 percent live and Kansas, where 17 percent live.

Lanaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lanaster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lanaster last name expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lanaster Last Name Statistics demography

Lanaster earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Langaster9421/
Laneaster941/
Launaster940/
Lanater931/
Lenaster886/
Lanester880/
Lanate8626/
Lounaster823/
Langate80180/
Lanaute8042/
Lanatte8012/
Lainate806/
Lanoste804/
Lanates802/
Lanatei801/
Lanasti801/
Lasnate801/
Launeister781/
Langaite7591/
Lannaute7530/
Langoste756/
Lonester753/
Laanayte751/
Laanaite751/
Llangate751/
Langatte751/
Lenester750/
Lanatire750/
Lanata712,754/
Lanati711,108/
Lanote71230/
Langouste7120/
Lonate7115/
Lañate711/
Langote677,999/
Lanotte672,626/
Lanatta67469/
Lainati67411/
Lainata67340/
Lanoote67240/
Lanatti67193/
Lanotes67124/
Lianata6795/
Lanaita6730/
Loonate6712/
Lahnati679/
Laynata679/
Leinate678/
Lanoute674/
Lanothe672/
Lanatha672/
Llanata672/
Leanata671/
Lannote671/
Lonathe671/
Lanataa671/
Lanhati671/
Lonatie671/
Launata671/
Lagnati671/
Lanathy670/
Lanhaty670/

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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 Lanaster
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