Lankan Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Lankan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Lankan (51) may also be a first name.
Lankan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lankan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lankan is most common in Malaysia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lankan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lankan is the 2,635,433rd most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Lankan reside; 48 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 48 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lankan is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 51 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 1,134,393. In Malaysia Lankan is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 81 percent reside, Perak, where 12 percent reside and Pahang, where 4 percent reside. Other than Malaysia it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 26 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langkan | 92 | 211 | / |
| Lankhan | 92 | 22 | / |
| Lankaan | 92 | 19 | / |
| Lankkan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lankand | 92 | 1 | / |
| Llankan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lannkan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Langkand | 86 | 14 | / |
| Langkane | 86 | 5 | / |
| Langkhan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lankhane | 86 | 2 | / |
| Langkaan | 86 | 2 | / |
| Laungkan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lankhanh | 86 | 0 | / |
| Lancan | 83 | 13 | / |
| Lonkan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lankon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Langkahan | 80 | 114 | / |
| Laungkhan | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lamkane | 77 | 202 | / |
| Llancan | 77 | 175 | / |
| Longkan | 77 | 160 | / |
| Langkon | 77 | 71 | / |
| Lancang | 77 | 30 | / |
| Lounkan | 77 | 16 | / |
| Lankhon | 77 | 8 | / |
| Lankone | 77 | 5 | / |
| Launkon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lonkaun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liankon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lancane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leinkan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lankoun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lanncan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lanckham | 71 | 65 | / |
| Lonkatin | 71 | 17 | / |
| Lamkhane | 71 | 8 | / |
| Loongkan | 71 | 7 | / |
| Leangkam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Langgkam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Latincan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lankhamc | 71 | 1 | / |
| Langcaun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lianquan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lamkasen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Liancang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hlangkam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Liankoon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lancon | 67 | 2,409 | / |
| Lancanova | 67 | 359 | / |
| Lamcan | 67 | 11 | / |
| Liangquan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lonkon | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lankom | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lancón | 67 | 5 | / |
| Liangkong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lancam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Liangkham | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlongkane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lankhuong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laungkham | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lankan
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