Lankai Surname
Approximately 323 people bear this surname
Lankai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Liberia | 35 | 1:125,958 | 9,506 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lankai (5,308) may also be a first name.
Lankai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lankai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lankai (Bengali: লঙ্কাই, Hindi: लांकई, Marathi: लंकाबाई) is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lankai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 847,909th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. Lankai is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lankai reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 92,665th most frequently used given name internationally. It is borne by 5,308 people.
The last name Lankai is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Excluding Ghana this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 11 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lankai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lankai in the Bengali language | ||
| লঙ্কাই | lanka'i | - |
| Lankai in the Hindi language | ||
| लांकई | lanka'i | - |
| Lankai in the Marathi language | ||
| लंकाबाई | lankaba'i | - |
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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 Lankai
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