Lanky Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lanky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Lanky (103) may also be a first name.

Lanky Last Name Facts

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

Lanky is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lanky.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanky? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Lanky are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 930,172nd most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 103 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Lanky is most common in: Colorado, where 62 percent are found, Montana, where 15 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States Lanky is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

Lanky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lanky has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lanky Last Name Statistics demography

Lanky earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.02% more than the national average, earning $59,985 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lankey91520/
Lankuy9155/
Lankay9150/
Lankys9110/
Langky914/
Lancky912/
Langkay83989/
Lahanky8310/
Langkey835/
Lasinky831/
Langkoy831/
Lankaya831/
Lainkey830/
Lannkey830/
Launkey830/
Lanka8069,196/
Lanke8016,121/
Lanki801,293/
Lonky8055/
Langkaya779/
Liangkey778/
Laankeey771/
Langka731,016/
Lancey73770/
Lankoi73748/
Lankeu73740/
Lonkoy73515/
Langke73442/
Lankai73323/
Lankha73216/
Lyanka73214/
Langki73195/
Lianka73157/
Lankaa7383/
Lonkey7374/
Lancki7373/
Lainka7352/
Lyanke7343/
Lankie7328/
Lonkay7327/
Lankui7319/
Lankka7316/
Lankea7316/
Lankki7314/
Laanke7312/
Lankei7310/
Lianke7310/
Lancke739/
Hlanka739/
Leanka738/
Lankhe737/
Lankke736/
Lankio736/
Lankee735/
Lancay733/
Leanke732/
Lankeh732/
Lancoy732/
Lankqa732/
Lonhky731/
Llanke731/
Llanki731/
Lankhi731/
Lankoj731/
Llanka731/
Lanquy731/
Lankez731/
Laanki731/
Lannka731/
Lainki731/
Laynka731/
Laimky730/
Langcay671,707/
Langkai67543/
Llancay67336/
Langcoy67103/
Lankeit6788/
Laingki6722/
Laingke6719/
Laungke6718/
Lankesz6718/
Liangke6713/
Langkie6712/
Langkei679/
Langkea678/
Lyangka677/
Langkio676/
Laingka676/
Laungki676/
Lankish675/
Laangka674/
Lankisz673/
Liangki673/
Laangki672/
Lanchey672/
Lanckes672/
Langkeu672/
Langkih672/
Liankai672/
Langkes672/
Langkoi672/
Liangka671/
Liankui671/
Langkha671/
Lankaia671/
Lankess671/
Latenke671/
Lonkaya671/
Laineke671/
Laineki671/
Lanquay671/
Lankait671/
Lankeuh671/
Lanckis671/
Langkhe671/
Llankaj671/
Langkaa671/
Launcey670/
Lancket670/

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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 Lanky
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