Lanem Surname

465,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lanem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6921:255,98714,754
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Lanem (591) may also be a first name.

Lanem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lanem (Russian: Ланем) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 465,182nd most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 10,065,671 people. The surname Lanem is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Lanem are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 344,079th most common first name globally, borne by 591 people.

Lanem is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 692 people, or 1 in 255,987. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 86 percent live, Taraba, where 7 percent live and Nasarawa, where 4 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 3 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lainem9138/
Laanem9130/
Lannem9126/
Lamnem9121/
Langem912/
Hlanem911/
Laneme911/
Laniem911/
Lagnem911/
Lanhem911/
Laneum911/
Lanemn910/
Laineem8312/
Lanneum832/
Laneame832/
Liangem831/
Lhangem831/
Lahanem831/
Lanheim830/
Lanen80468/
Lanim80195/
Lenem8032/
Lanhm801/
Lannen731,129/
Lanyom73448/
Laanen73255/
Longem73113/
Langim7367/
Laneng7347/
Lahnen7340/
Launen7338/
Lanaim7336/
Lainen7332/
Lahnim739/
Laynen738/
Leanen738/
Lanime736/
Lehnem736/
Llanen735/
Lenhem732/
Laneen732/
Leniem731/
Lanien731/
Lainym731/
Loniem731/
Loneme731/
Lanuim731/
Lanoen731/
Lagnen730/
Lanent730/
Lannim730/
Lenheim6746/
Lahanen6739/
Langnim6735/
Laitnen677/
Lanengh676/
Launent675/
Lannimg674/
Longeem674/
Lainenn674/
Lanneng674/
Lamnaim674/
Lonheim673/
Launeng673/
Lahtnen673/
Langeen673/
Langnen672/
Lenhiem672/
Lamnime671/
Liangim671/
Laynenn671/
Lianeng671/
Hlaneng671/
Lanneen670/
Layneen670/
Laainen670/
Liannen670/

Lanem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lanem in the Russian language
Ланемlanem-

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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 Lanem
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