Lansana Surname

18,313th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Lansana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lansana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone29,1911:24339
Liberia5081:8,678995
England1001:557,18134,216
Philippines851:1,191,03893,973
Brazil791:2,709,80280,941
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Guinea191:622,8321,240
Ivory Coast101:2,307,12339,352
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Lansana (65,130) may also be a first name.

Lansana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lansana (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻧﺴﺎﻧﺎ) is more commonly found in Sierra Leone than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lansana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lansana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 18,313th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 241,958 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lansana live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lansana is also the 14,787th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 65,130 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Sierra Leone, where it is carried by 29,191 people, or 1 in 243. Aside from Sierra Leone it exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Lansana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lansana has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lansana surname increased 863 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lansana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lansana last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.54% registered with the political party.

Lansana earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.09% less than the national average, earning $37,934 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lansana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lansana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻻﻧﺴﺎﻧﺎlansana-

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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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  • 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 Lansana
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