Lanko Surname

187,009th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Lanko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine8881:51,2647,418
Russia6021:239,40725,557
Belarus2551:37,2596,431
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Nigeria971:1,826,21465,886
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Finland281:196,31116,703
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Burkina Faso91:2,039,12215,494
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
England21:27,859,030389,889
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Lankó (13) are calculated separately.

Lanko (697) may also be a first name.

Lanko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lanko (Hindi: लांको, Russian: Ланько) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Lankó. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanko? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lanko is the 187,009th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,220,303 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Lanko reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 313,067th most commonly held first name globally, held by 697 people.

Lanko is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 888 people, or 1 in 51,264. In Ukraine Lanko is most frequent in: Chernihiv Oblast, where 28 percent are found, Kiev, where 14 percent are found and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Ukraine this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 27 percent are found and Belarus, where 11 percent are found.

Lanko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lanko has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lanko last name grew 8,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lanko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lanko surname is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Lanko last name are 1.06% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 45.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lanko earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.7% less than the national average, earning $37,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.31% less than the national average, earning $46,053 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lankó9313/
Lankoi91748/
Lianko91421/
Langko91414/
Lyanko9165/
Lankou9148/
Lankop9123/
Lancko9122/
Lankot9121/
Lainko9115/
Lankoč914/
Lankoh912/
Lan'ko911/
Lankod911/
Lankoj911/
Laanko911/
Lankoz911/
Lannko911/
Hlanko911/
Lasenko83423/
Lankocz83239/
Lankosz83183/
Lankots8360/
Laangko8310/
Langkho8310/
Lašenko838/
Lahanko836/
Laşenko836/
Lasinko834/
Liankou832/
Lankous832/
Langkoi832/
Lankoth831/
Laingko831/
Langkoy831/
Lankotz831/
Liangko831/
Llangko831/
Langkod831/
Lanka8069,196/
Lonko80517/
Lanco80496/
Langkopf77196/
Lachenko7756/
Lahangko7744/
Lascenko7738/
Laszenko7730/
Lankhout7726/
Liasenko7724/
Langkopp7719/
Hlasenko7712/
Lyaşenko778/
Lankotsz778/
Lautenko777/
Liašenko776/
Lyasenko773/
Hlatenko772/
Laytenko771/
Lyatenko771/
Langkhoi771/
Lachinko771/
Lasienko771/
Lankosch771/
Lankouch771/
Lankóová771/
Liangkos771/
Liangkou771/
Langkous771/
Langkhot771/
Lainecko770/
Llanco732,209/
Langco731,914/
Langka731,016/
Lankeu73740/
Lonkoy73515/
Lankah73248/
Lankaš73227/
Lancoš73221/
Lankha73216/
Lyanka73214/
Lancos73196/
Lianka73157/
Longko73128/
Lancou73112/
Lankaa7383/
Lancop7358/
Lainka7352/
Lonkoh7334/
Leanco7325/
Lonkou7323/
Lianco7319/
Lancod7317/
Lankka7316/
Lonkoi7314/
Loncko739/
Hlanka739/
Lankás739/
Leanka738/
Lamkop736/
Lancoi735/
Lionko734/
Lonkot734/
Lyamko732/
Lancoy732/
Leunko732/
Lankqa732/
Lamkoh732/
Lancot731/
Llanka731/
Lounko731/
Lainco731/
Hlonko731/
Lamnco731/
Lancoh731/
Lancuo731/
Lannka731/
Laynka731/
Launco731/
Lanquo730/
Lazchenko71105/
Laychenko7182/
Liachenko7162/
Lyachenko7120/
Laichenko7111/
Hlachenko717/
Laungkhot715/
Leascenko713/
Lankotsch713/
Liascenko711/
Lauchinko711/
Lhachenko711/
Lashchenko672,291/
Lyaschenko671,179/
Liangco67885/
Longkho67238/
Langkah67188/
Langcoy67103/
Longkod6762/
Lancoud6741/
Hlonkou6731/
Lauschenko6728/
Llangco6728/
Llancos6724/
Lotenko6716/
Liaschenko6713/
Ļašenko678/
Llancoa678/
Lõsenko678/
Lanckau678/
Lounkou678/
Lyangka677/
Laingka676/
Laangka674/
Lonkhoo674/
Lyaschinko673/
Lonkous673/
Lgonnko673/
Langcop673/
Lasenco672/
Lancoos672/
Lancoux672/
Langcoa672/
Langkeu672/
Lancois672/
Lyashcenko671/
Locenko671/
Longkoi671/
Losinko671/
Liangka671/
Langkha671/
Lahanka671/
Lahnkat671/
Lonkopf671/
Longkou671/
Lâsenko671/
Langgco671/
Lankach671/
Lankeuh671/
Liaichenko671/
Hlancoa671/
Lancoth671/
Lamkoud671/
Langkaa671/
Langcoh671/
Leamkoh671/
Lancott670/

Lanko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lanko in the Hindi language
लांकोlanko50
लंकोlanko50
Lanko in the Russian language
Ланькоlanko-

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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 Lanko
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