Lankeshofer Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lankeshofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lankeshofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Lankeshofer Last Name Facts

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

Lankeshofer is found most in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lankeshofer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Lankeshofer is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Lankeshofer are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Lankeshofer is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 6,708,788. In Germany Lankeshofer is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 92 percent reside and Thuringia, where 8 percent reside. Barring Germany Lankeshofer exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lankeshvr801/
Lankeshvar761,001/
Lankeshavar735/
Lankeshvari732/
Lannakeshvar704/
Lenk-Schäfer702/
Lankashvar671/
Lang-Scheffer581/
Long-Schaefer501/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lankeshofer
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