Lankinen Surname

171,359th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Lankinen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lankinen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland2,2281:2,467388
Sweden711:138,6879,791
Canada601:614,09350,489
Russia471:3,066,448164,949
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Estonia231:57,47010,794
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Norway61:857,04855,549
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

The alternate forms: Länkinen (137) are calculated separately.

Lankinen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lankinen (Russian: Ланкинен) is more commonly found in Finland than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Länkinen. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lankinen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 171,359th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,899,939 people. The surname Lankinen is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Lankinen reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Lankinen is most common in Finland, where it is held by 2,228 people, or 1 in 2,467. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Uusimaa, where 34 percent live, South Karelia, where 11 percent live and Southwest Finland, where 9 percent live. Apart from Finland it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Lankinen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lankinen last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lankinen earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 39.63% more than the national average, earning $60,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.95% more than the national average, earning $54,627 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lankinen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lankinen in the Russian language
Ланкиненlankinen-

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Footnotes

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