Lank Surname

192,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Lank Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1331:319,91129,174
Canada2621:140,63214,476
Czechia1911:55,6739,329
Russia1181:1,221,38288,976
Turkey551:1,414,93556,482
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
England421:1,326,62059,571
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Estonia381:34,7846,408
India371:20,731,497300,213
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Afghanistan111:2,923,01717,932
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
China61:227,886,92811,701
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
France31:22,140,907385,998
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2791:179,99516,051

The alternate forms: Lãnk (1) are calculated separately.

Lank (139) may also be a first name.

Lank Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lank (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻨﻚ, Hindi: लंक, Marathi: लंक, Russian: Ланк) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Lãnk. For other possible spellings of Lank click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lank? popularity and diffusion

It is the 192,879th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,339,847 people. The last name Lank occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Lank reside; 64 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 784,558th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 139 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,133 people, or 1 in 319,911. In The United States Lank is most common in: California, where 10 percent are found, Maryland, where 8 percent are found and Delaware, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States Lank is found in 53 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent are found and Czechia, where 9 percent are found.

Lank Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lank has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lank last name expanded 406 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lank Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lank last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lank last name are 9.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Lank earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.06% less than the national average, earning R 71,160 per year; in United States they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $45,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.84% more than the national average, earning $57,553 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lãnk921/
Lanke8916,121/
Lyank89251/
Lankh8914/
Liank897/
Lanck894/
Leank893/
Laink892/
Langk892/
Launk891/
Laynk890/
Langke80442/
Lyanke8043/
Lainck8024/
Lyankh8019/
Laanke8012/
Lianke8010/
Lancke809/
Lankhe807/
Lankke806/
Leanke802/
Lasink802/
Leanek802/
Llanke801/
Lhanks801/
Lankgh801/
Lancks800/
Lainks800/
Lang75753,061/
Lanc751,013/
Lonk75119/
Lanx754/
Lanq752/
Lanková73366/
Lankova73365/
Langkås7370/
Lanksch7329/
Laingke7319/
Laungke7318/
Lascink7313/
Liangke7313/
Lasinck733/
Latenke731/
Launcks731/
Laineke731/
Langkhe731/
Liang6712,514,040/
Laing6743,748/
Leang6740,279/
Lyang6710,023/
Langh671,995/
Langs671,211/
Layng67613/
Lanng67369/
Lonke67347/
Langø67307/
Laung67302/
Leunk67214/
Laang67185/
Lamng67171/
Lacengke6730/
Lainková6727/
Latengke6716/
Lionk6715/
Llang6714/
Lahangke6712/
Langå6711/
Hlang679/
Langg677/
Langc677/
Lamkë677/
Lgang677/
Liankova675/
Langt675/
Lancková675/
Lahnq675/
Lhang674/
Lyankova674/
Lanckova674/
Longk674/
Loink673/
Lonck672/
Lanqe672/
Lainkova672/
Lianc671/
Lamks671/
Lancc671/
Langp671/
Langz671/
Lainc671/
Lainx671/
Leankova671/
Lonkh671/
Hlanková671/
Lahng671/
Langė671/
Ålang671/
Lianq671/
Losnk671/
Lautenck671/
Lonkx670/
Loynk670/

Lank Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lank in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﻨﻚallnk-
Lank in the Marathi language
लंकlanka-
Lank in the Hindi language
लंकlanka66.67
लांकlanka33.33
Lank in the Russian language
Ланкlank-

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