Lanku Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lanku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India271:28,409,829361,298
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Lanku (294) may also be a first name.

Lanku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lanku (Hindi: लंकु, Marathi: लंकु, Oriya: ଲାୁ, Russian: Ланку) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanku? popularity and diffusion

Lanku is the 2,661,929th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Lanku reside; 51 percent reside in South Asia and 51 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 514,566th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 294 people.

The surname Lanku is most frequent in India, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 28,409,829. In India it is mostly found in: Jharkhand, where 33 percent reside, Telangana, where 33 percent reside and Odisha, where 30 percent reside. Other than India it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 40 percent reside and Hungary, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lankeu91740/
Lankau91459/
Lankut91249/
Lankuy9155/
Lianku9150/
Lankou9148/
Langku9141/
Lyanku9124/
Lankui9119/
Lankhu911/
Langkau831,474/
Langkut8319/
Lanckau838/
Laungku834/
Lankous832/
Liankou832/
Langkeu832/
Lyankus832/
Lankeuh831/
Lamnkup831/
Laangku831/
Launkut831/
Liankui831/
Lankó8013/
Lonku8010/
Lancu806/
Lankhout7726/
Lankhaus772/
Langkust772/
Liangkui771/
Langkous771/
Liangkou771/
Lankouch771/
Langgkau771/
Langkush770/
Longku73337/
Leancu73208/
Lancup73118/
Lancou73112/
Lonkeu7364/
Lanceu7339/
Lonkou7323/
Lancut7321/
Lamkut733/
Lancau733/
Lancui732/
Lamkuh731/
Langcu731/
Lonkuh731/
Llancu731/
Lasncu731/
Lancus731/
Lamkau731/
Lonkup730/
Langkusch7126/
Liangkhui711/
Leunkeu67264/
Lancoud6741/
Hlonkou6731/
Lancuch6729/
Lianceu6711/
Lounkou678/
Lonkhau676/
Longkuh675/
Lonkous673/
Lancoux672/
Lasencu672/
Longkeu671/
Longkou671/
Lamkhuu671/
Longkui671/
Lamkoud671/

Lanku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lanku in the Oriya language
ଲାୁlau-
Lanku in the Marathi language
लंकुlanku64.04
लंकूlanku32.58
लांकूlanku1.12
लन्कुlanku1.12
लंकू़lanku1.12
Lanku in the Hindi language
लंकुlanku50
लंकूlanku50
Lanku in the Russian language
Ланкуlanku-

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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 Lanku
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