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 last name Lancum occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lancum? popularity and diffusion

Lancum is the 2,944,094th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Lancum are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Lancum is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 36 percent are found, Leicestershire, where 32 percent are found and West Midlands, where 18 percent are found. Beside England it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 48 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.

Lancum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lancum has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Lancum surname decreased 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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