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

The surname Lanky is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanky? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lanky is the 3,730,171st most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Lanky reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 930,172nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 103 people.

The surname Lanky is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Lanky is most prevalent in: Colorado, where 62 percent are found, Montana, where 15 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 39 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

Lanky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lanky has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lanky last name increased 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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