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
Average Lanken Salary in
United States
$35,908 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lanken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lanken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lanken is found most frequently in Malawi. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lanken.
How Common Is The Last Name Lanken? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lanken is the 846,108th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 22,492,426 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Lanken live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 441,020th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 386 people.
It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Without taking into account Malawi it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside.
Lanken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lanken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 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 US average, with 86.67% being 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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