Lankes Surname
Approximately 3,043 people bear this surname
Lankes Surname User-submission:
Lankes is a North German surname, referring to someone who lived by a hill or river, from Middle High German for 'side', 'flank'.
Lankes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,599 | 1:30,976 | 4,081 |
| United States | 277 | 1:1,308,516 | 91,569 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Austria | 27 | 1:315,386 | 35,058 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Lankes (862) may also be a first name.
Lankes Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Lankes is a North German surname, referring to someone who lived by a hill or river, from Middle High German for 'side', 'flank'.
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Average Lankes Salary in
United States
$41,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lankes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lankes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lankes (Hindi: लंकेश, Russian: Ланкес) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lankes? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 145,828th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 2,394,856 people. The surname Lankes is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Lankes reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Lankes is also the 277,316th most frequently held given name on earth, held by 862 people.
Lankes is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 2,599 people, or 1 in 30,976. In Germany Lankes is most common in: Bavaria, where 59 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 2 percent live. Barring Germany this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.
Lankes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lankes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 3,463 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lankes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lankes surname are 8.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lankes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 128.86% more than the national average, earning R 543,852 per year and in United States they earn 3.92% less than the national average, earning $41,458 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lankesh | 92 | 31 | / |
| Lankesz | 92 | 18 | / |
| Langkes | 92 | 2 | / |
| Lanckes | 92 | 2 | / |
| Lankess | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lankesse | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lances | 83 | 57 | / |
| Lankis | 83 | 46 | / |
| Lankys | 83 | 10 | / |
| Lankez | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lamkes | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lonkes | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lankesová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lanches | 77 | 128 | / |
| Lankios | 77 | 17 | / |
| Llances | 77 | 12 | / |
| Langkis | 77 | 6 | / |
| Lankish | 77 | 5 | / |
| Lankisz | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lonkese | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lanckis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lanques | 77 | 1 | / |
| Liances | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lankisch | 71 | 157 | / |
| Lanquest | 71 | 67 | / |
| Langkise | 71 | 42 | / |
| Lanchesh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Langkiss | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lancis | 67 | 328 | / |
| Lancez | 67 | 44 | / |
| Lonces | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lancís | 67 | 1 | / |
Lankes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lankes in the Hindi language | ||
| लंकेश | lankesa | - |
| Lankes in the Russian language | ||
| Ланкес | lankes | - |
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