Lankas Surname

442,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lankas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lankas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6711:68,8236,564
United States731:4,965,191254,179
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402

The alternate forms: Lankaš (227) & Lankás (9) are calculated separately.

Lankas (182) may also be a first name.

Lankas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lankas is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Lankaš or Lankás. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lankas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lankas is the 442,270th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 9,427,614 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Lankas are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 675,152nd most numerous given name world-wide. It is borne by 182 people.

The last name Lankas is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 671 people, or 1 in 68,823. In Kenya Lankas is primarily concentrated in: Narok County, where 71 percent live, Kajiado County, where 26 percent live and Kisii County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Lankas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lankas surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Lankas last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

Lankas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.31% more than the national average, earning $48,027 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lankaš94227/
Lankás949/
Langkas9221/
Lankash920/
Langkaas86103/
Langkass864/
Lankhaus862/
Lasinkas862/
Lankahse861/
Lamkas83136/
Lancas83115/
Lankos8321/
Lankasova804/
Lankosz77183/
Llancas7766/
Lankots7760/
Lamkase7753/
Langkos7727/
Lamkais774/
Lancast772/
Lankous772/
Lonkaas771/
Lanquas771/
Lankach771/
Lamkass771/
Laincas770/
Lancase770/
Lonkast770/
Lankotsz718/
Laamkase717/
Liamkase716/
Lamkashe715/
Losinkas711/
Lanquais711/
Lankosch711/
Langcaus711/
Lamkhash711/
Liangkos711/
Langkous711/
Langkatz710/
Lankašová67238/
Lancos67196/
Lamkaš674/
Lankoč674/
Lankotsch673/
Lonqas671/
Lankoz671/
Lancastch671/

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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 Lankas
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