Lankell Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lankell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lankell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lankell Last Name Facts

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

Lankell occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lankell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lankell is the 4,532,898th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Lankell reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 703,340. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Västra Götaland County, where 71 percent are found, Halland County, where 21 percent are found and Skåne County, where 7 percent are found. Not including Sweden this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 21 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lankel921/
Liankel864/
Lancell861/
Lankl8367/
Lanquell801/
Langkill801/
Lancel77794/
Lankil771/
Langkil7123/
Laimkel711/
Lanchel711/
Lanquel711/
Llanquel6782/
Langklep6711/
Lanklová672/
L'Henkel671/
Lounckel671/
Longkeel671/
Llainquel631/
Lannchill630/
Loncel621/
Lancil620/
Lonchel5713/
Lanquil570/
Llanquil539/
Lanclett530/

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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 Lankell
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