Lanken Surname
Approximately 324 people bear this surname
Lanken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| United States | 48 | 1:7,551,228 | 341,161 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Lanken (386) may also be a first name.
Lanken Demographics
Lanken Political Affiliation
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Lanken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lanken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lanken is found most frequently in Malawi. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lanken? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lanken is the 846,108th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Lanken reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 441,020th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 386 people.
The last name Lanken is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Barring Malawi this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live.
Lanken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lanken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 253 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lanken Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lanken last name are 39.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 86.67% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lanken earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.78% less than the national average, earning $35,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.9% less than the national average, earning $39,297 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancken | 92 | 54 | / |
| Langken | 92 | 8 | / |
| Lankend | 92 | 0 | / |
| Lankienė | 86 | 85 | / |
| Hlankeng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lankin | 83 | 2,017 | / |
| Lankyn | 83 | 82 | / |
| Lancen | 83 | 37 | / |
| Lonken | 83 | 8 | / |
| Lasnkn | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lankina | 77 | 1,236 | / |
| Lanchen | 77 | 161 | / |
| Lankyna | 77 | 108 | / |
| Lyankin | 77 | 32 | / |
| Langkin | 77 | 29 | / |
| Lamcken | 77 | 25 | / |
| Longken | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lanquen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lonkeun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loncken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lanckin | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lianchen | 71 | 97 | / |
| Llanquen | 71 | 53 | / |
| Lyankina | 71 | 36 | / |
| Longkien | 71 | 14 | / |
| Latinkin | 71 | 10 | / |
| Leanchen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Langchen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lannking | 71 | 1 | / |
| Liankina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lannchen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lancin | 67 | 523 | / |
| Liangchen | 67 | 306 | / |
| Lonkin | 67 | 260 | / |
| Lonkyn | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lamkem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lanqin | 67 | 2 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Lanken
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