Lans Surname

114,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Lans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0941:15,4362,336
Sweden7121:13,8301,192
United States4251:852,84564,957
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Colombia3331:143,4664,279
Russia1421:1,014,95177,987
France1411:471,08366,853
Uruguay831:41,3464,721
Cuba751:153,6363,696
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Australia561:482,06636,890
England451:1,238,17956,985
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Norway341:151,24418,822
Venezuela291:1,041,52015,561
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Taiwan271:868,3246,112
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
India231:33,350,669396,143
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
United States Virgin Islands201:5,519844
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Finland131:422,82327,659
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
China61:227,886,92811,701
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

The alternate forms: Lāns (2) & Lãns (1) are calculated separately.

Lans (514) may also be a first name.

Lans Last Name Facts

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

Lans (Hindi: लांस, Marathi: लांस, Russian: Ланс) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Lāns or Lãns. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lans? popularity and diffusion

Lans is the 114,789th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,810,121 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Lans reside; 32 percent reside in Western Europe and 28 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Lans is also the 372,822nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 514 people.

Lans is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,094 people, or 1 in 15,436. In The Netherlands Lans is most frequent in: South Holland, where 38 percent reside, North Holland, where 12 percent reside and Gelderland, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands it exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Lans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lans has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lans surname rose 434 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lans last name is principally Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States Lans are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lans earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.51% more than the national average, earning 389,390 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 128.61% more than the national average, earning R 543,264 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.31% less than the national average, earning $18,091,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.99% more than the national average, earning $47,461 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.9% less than the national average, earning $46,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lāns922/
Lãns921/
Lains89693/
Lanse89221/
Lanns89153/
Lyans8956/
Lians8934/
Leans8928/
Laans8927/
Layns8922/
Launs8917/
Lansø897/
Lansh894/
Llans894/
Lansz894/
Laíns894/
Lanst892/
Lanås892/
Lansd892/
Laëns891/
Lanss891/
Lanshe80139/
Lansch8088/
Leanse8064/
Lainse8033/
Launse8031/
Lansse8016/
Lannås806/
Lianse805/
Lasins805/
Latins805/
Lahans804/
Lacins803/
Launsø802/
Lyains801/
Lahnst801/
Leanns801/
Llanse801/
Leanst800/
Lannse800/
Launns800/
Lanz7521,506/
Lams751,207/
Lons75306/
Lõns7512/
Lanx754/
Lanç751/
Lansche73354/
Lautens7363/
Laucins7361/
Lachens7351/
Lassins7320/
Lansova738/
Lahanse733/
Lassens733/
Laggins733/
Laicens733/
Lahtins732/
Lattens731/
Latense731/
Lahains731/
Lianshe731/
Leasens730/
Lyons67166,419/
Lance6723,870/
Lanje674,160/
Leins672,326/
Lions672,047/
Lanze671,076/
Lainz67200/
Lamse67188/
Lanch67171/
Loyns67118/
Leyns6787/
Loons6740/
Loins6739/
Liams6718/
Llams6718/
Lonse6718/
Louns6710/
Lamss6710/
Hållhans679/
Lanshova678/
Lançe677/
Lhons674/
Lonsh673/
Lanzt673/
Laínz673/
Lamsh673/
Latnz672/
Leanz672/
Lyanz672/
Lohns672/
Llanz672/
Lonns672/
Lannz672/
Luons671/
Lainx671/
Laums671/
Llons671/
Lonst671/
Hlons671/
Layssens671/
Lam's671/
Lhanz671/
Hlanz671/
Lamst671/
Laynz670/
Leams670/
Lgons670/
Lonss670/
Leuns670/
Lojns670/

Lans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lans in the Hindi language
लांसlansa66.67
लान्सlansa16.67
लंसlansa16.67
Lans in the Marathi language
लांसlansa66.67
लान्सlansa33.33
Lans in the Russian language
Лансlans-

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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 Lans
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