Lankia Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Lankia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lankia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland251:219,86818,073
Senegal121:1,214,9453,496
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Lankia Last Name Facts

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

Lankia (Oriya: ଲାିଆ) is most common in Finland. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lankia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,141,416th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Lankia reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Finland, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 219,868. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Central Finland, where 32 percent live, Uusimaa, where 32 percent live and Pirkanmaa, where 24 percent live. Barring Finland it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Senegal, where 31 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Langkia9226/
Lankiah921/
Lonkia8380/
Lankio836/
Lankya832/
Lankja831/
Lankyaa7737/
Lankios7717/
Langkea778/
Langkio776/
Lonkiap771/
Langkya771/
Lonkiah771/
Lanchia770/
Langkieo7154/
Lankayya711/
Launkeao711/
Lamkja67178/
Lonkio678/
Lankeo671/
Liankeo624/
Lamkeao622/
Lanchea622/
Leunkio621/
Lonchia621/
Lonqias621/
Lonquias57240/
Longkhio5721/
Longquias5319/
Liangchio531/
Lamcja50133/

Lankia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lankia in the Oriya language
ଲାିଆlai'a-

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Footnotes

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