Lankston Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Lankston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lankston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
England341:1,638,76668,634
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

Lankston (17) may also be a first name.

Lankston Last Name Facts

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

Lankston occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lankston? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,064,392nd most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. The surname Lankston is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Lankston reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 17 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 1,830,601. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 22 percent live, Missouri, where 15 percent live and Illinois, where 12 percent live. Aside from The United States Lankston occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Lankston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lankston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lankston surname increased 134 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lankston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lankston surname are 14.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.76% being registered with the political party.

Lankston earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.94% less than the national average, earning $42,743 USD per year.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lankston
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