Lancum Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lancum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lancum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:2,532,63991,802
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623

Lancum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lancum is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Lancum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lancum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lancum is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Lancum live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 50 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England Lancum is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 36 percent reside, Leicestershire, where 32 percent reside and West Midlands, where 18 percent reside. Other than England Lancum occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 48 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Lancum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lancum has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 24 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lanchum928/
Leanchum861/
Lancoume861/
Lancom8355/
Lankum8331/
Lanjum8313/
Lanzum8310/
Lansum832/
Lancun830/
Llancun7711/
Lamnkum7711/
Langcom776/
Lancung774/
Langkum773/
Lamchum772/
Longcum771/
Lanshum771/
Lankhum771/
Lankume771/
Landsum770/
Langkhum713/
Langcaun711/
Lanzoume711/
Lancon672,409/
Lansom67244/
Lanzom67121/
Lancoutin6731/
Lamsum6711/
Lankom676/
Lancón675/
Lonzum671/
Liangcung671/
Lankun671/

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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 Lancum
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