Lankam Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lankam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lankam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India271:28,409,829361,298
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Lankam (12) may also be a first name.

Lankam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lankam (Hindi: लंकम, Marathi: लांकम) is most common in India. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lankam? popularity and diffusion

Lankam is the 2,530,696th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Lankam reside; 47 percent reside in South Asia and 47 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Lankam is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held forename internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

Lankam is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 28,409,829. In India Lankam is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 52 percent live, Telangana, where 26 percent live and Arunachal Pradesh, where 11 percent live. Apart from India it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 29 percent live and Cameroon, where 22 percent live.

Lankam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lankam has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Langkam92870/
Lankham92185/
Langkham8673/
Lanckham8665/
Langkamm8632/
Leangkam862/
Hlangkam861/
Langgkam861/
Lonkam8363/
Lankom836/
Lancam833/
Laungkham801/
Liangkham801/
Lamkham771,715/
Leunkam77120/
Liankom77110/
Longkam77103/
Leankom7729/
Lankome773/
Langkom772/
Lamkame771/
Liamkam771/
Lankoom771/
Hlamkam771/
Longkham71294/
Lankheim719/
Loongkam712/
Lonkhaim712/
Longkaam711/
Liankome711/
Losinkham67207/
Lancom6755/
Lamkom6718/
Longkheam675/
Loungkham673/
Lamcam673/
Leungkham671/
Luongkham671/
Lanckheim670/

Lankam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lankam in the Hindi language
लंकमlankama-
Lankam in the Marathi language
लांकमlankama-

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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 Lankam
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