Lankar Surname

383,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Lankar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lankar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria3431:112,62816,206
India2231:3,439,75598,400
Cameroon1291:161,00117,453
France1261:527,16472,630
Liberia411:107,5258,436
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
England11:55,718,059489,080

Lankar (44) may also be a first name.

Lankar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lankar (Bengali: লঙ্কর, Hindi: लंकार, Marathi: लंकार) is found most in Algeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lankar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lankar is the 383,720th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,861,430 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Lankar are found; 38 percent are found in North Africa and 38 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 44 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is carried by 343 people, or 1 in 112,628. In Algeria Lankar is most frequent in: Skikda Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Algeria Lankar occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 percent live.

Lankar Last Name Statistics demography

Lankar earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 59.28% more than the national average, earning $79,137 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Langkar9224/
Lankair9222/
Lankare9217/
Lankart9213/
Lankkar928/
Latnkar925/
Lankaar922/
Lainkar922/
Lhankar921/
Lankhar921/
Launkar921/
Lankarh921/
Laynkar921/
Lankhaar86678/
Lahankar86371/
Lankhart8611/
Langkart865/
Launkare862/
Lacenkar861/
Langkair861/
Lonkar8319,849/
Lancar83202/
Lankor830/
Launkhare805/
Leangkard801/
Lanckhart800/
Llancar77204/
Lonkard7774/
Loonkar7752/
Lanquar7737/
Lonkart7737/
Lonkare7722/
Lanckor7711/
Lancart775/
Lancard774/
Langkor774/
Longkar773/
Lankohr772/
Lotnkar772/
Lamkare771/
Llamkar771/
Lonnkar771/
Lonkkar771/
Lainkor771/
Lancare771/
Lankorz771/
Lancear770/
Llancare71183/
Lanckohr71131/
Lanquart7125/
Lamkhair7115/
Lamkhare712/
Llancaur711/
Lankhore711/
Langkord710/
Lancaurt710/
Loncar672,488/
Lancor67152/
Liongkhar671/

Lankar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lankar in the Bengali language
লঙ্করlankara-
Lankar in the Hindi language
लंकारlankara-
Lankar in the Marathi language
लंकारlankara38.89
लंकरlankara27.78
लानकरlanakara11.11
िलकरilakara11.11
लोणकरlonakara11.11

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lankar
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