Lands Surname

164,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ghana

Lands Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lands Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8231:198,82619,572
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Australia1801:149,97615,919
England1661:335,65124,624
Canada481:767,61660,775
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Yemen121:2,202,10813,606
India101:76,706,538639,611
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
France31:22,140,907385,998
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:190,43315,429
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:198,49317,293

Lands (62) may also be a first name.

Lands Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lands occurs most in The United States. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Lands click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lands? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 164,010th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,754,175 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Lands live; 70 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,246,114th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 62 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,823 people, or 1 in 198,826. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 9 percent live, Alabama, where 9 percent live and Missouri, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States Lands occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Lands Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lands has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lands surname grew 721 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 130 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lands Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lands surname are 11.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lands earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.73% less than the national average, earning R 136,104 per year; in United States they earn 7.68% less than the national average, earning $39,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.83% more than the national average, earning $72,951 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Landås91111/
Llands915/
Landsc914/
Laynds912/
Launds912/
Landse912/
Lainds911/
Landts911/
Land8945,130/
Landsch8352/
Landsjø8311/
Landt801,597/
Landh80562/
Laund80542/
Liand80366/
Lants80328/
Øland80101/
Åland8068/
Lland8059/
Laind8056/
Leand8027/
Lyand8024/
Hland8024/
Landz8011/
Laand805/
Landd803/
Lancs803/
Lannd802/
Londs801/
Landø801/
Lantd801/
Lamnd801/
Lassends774/
Håland733,201/
Løland731,254/
Lounds731,082/
Loynds73165/
Hlants7360/
Høland7329/
Lacend7325/
Landte7315/
Lained7314/
Langys7312/
Lahand739/
Lahndt738/
Lyants738/
Lantse735/
Laundh732/
Hlland731/
Gliand731/
Landtz731/
L'Land731/
Landch731/
Lantsh731/
Lyonds731/
Londse731/
Leaned731/
Latind731/
Laandt731/
Hlaind731/
Låland731/
Laundt730/
Lantzs730/
Lonnds730/
Lanz6721,506/
Lant671,759/
Landová671,445/
Lanc671,013/
Lond67889/
Hølland67284/
Lantsch6751/
Landova6749/
Lamd6735/
Lanč6732/
Lassend6727/
Landowa6723/
Geeland6716/
Lanzsch6710/
Lanehed677/
Landche671/
Lanç671/
Lànd671/
Lanchsz671/
Hlantse671/
Landtte671/
Leanned670/
Launtsh670/

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Lands Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lands
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis