Lansky Surname

246,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Lansky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lansky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7861:461,14439,345
Russia2371:608,11453,530
Israel2131:40,1775,490
Germany1081:745,42156,003
Brazil751:2,854,32484,307
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Canada471:783,94961,790
Austria151:567,69652,281
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
England81:6,964,757184,742
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Lanský (46), Lánsky (1) & Lánský (498) are calculated separately.

Lansky (267) may also be a first name.

Lansky Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lansky (Arabic: نسكي, Russian: Ланский) is most common in The United States. It can appear as a variant: Lanský, Lánsky or Lánský. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lansky? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lansky is the 246,410th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,515,208 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Lansky live; 52 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lansky is also the 544,256th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 267 people.

The surname Lansky is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 786 people, or 1 in 461,144. In The United States Lansky is mostly found in: New York, where 13 percent live, Illinois, where 13 percent live and Michigan, where 11 percent live. Aside from The United States Lansky occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 15 percent live and Israel, where 13 percent live.

Lansky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lansky has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lansky surname increased 39,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lansky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Lansky surname are 38.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.4% being registered with the party.

The amount Lansky earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.69% more than the national average, earning $55,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 64.84% more than the national average, earning $81,898 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lanský9446/
Lánsky941/
Lanskoy92759/
Lanskey92134/
Lanskyi92118/
Liansky9260/
Lyansky9217/
Lanskiy9210/
Lanskay929/
Launsky925/
Lanskyy922/
Lanssky921/
Lánský89498/
Lanskaya865,716/
Latinsky86144/
Lasinsky8671/
Lasensky8643/
Latynsky8635/
Lyanskiy864/
Latensky864/
Lyanskoy861/
Lonsky83905/
Lanski83562/
Lanske83108/
Lanska83107/
Lanzky8378/
Lanská8354/
Lamsky8322/
Lanßky8310/
Lasynskyi8087/
Latynskyi8041/
Lachinsky8037/
Lyanskaya8029/
Hlasensky8023/
Lianskaya8014/
Lahynskyi806/
Lainskaya804/
Lansskaya801/
Leanskaya801/
Latynskiy801/
Laynskaya801/
Lachensky800/
Latinskey800/
Lonskyi77608/
Lanszki77158/
Lonskoy7773/
Lanskoi7734/
Lonskey7728/
Lanskih7727/
Lianski7726/
Lionsky7724/
Lanskis7719/
Lonszky7716/
Lonskiy7714/
Lyonsky7712/
Lanskaa7710/
Lanskie778/
Lamskyi777/
Lanskoj776/
Lamskoy774/
Lanskij773/
Lanskii773/
Lgonsky773/
Llanski772/
Lainski772/
Lonskyy771/
Lyanski771/
Lamskey771/
Lansski771/
Lounsky771/
Laschinsky75206/
Lautynskyi756/
Lashynskyi754/
Lyachinsky752/
Liachinsky751/
Lonskaya711,154/
Latinski71496/
Lasinski71359/
Losensky71340/
Lacinski71200/
Lanskaia71187/
Lacenski71163/
Latynski7145/
Lotinsky7140/
Lanskaja7123/
Lashchinsky7121/
Lauschensky7110/
Loynskyi717/
Lauschinsky716/
Lansåker715/
Lannskär712/
Lyaschinsky711/
Laschinskiy711/
Lyamskoy711/
Lacynski711/
Lohynsky711/
Latenski711/
Hlonskyi711/
Leinskey710/
Lasenske710/
Lonski67741/
Lánská67495/
Lanzke67327/
Lonská67173/
Losynskyi67161/
Lohynskyi67160/
Lonský67151/
Lomsky67140/
Lonska6750/
Laszynski6747/
Lonske6747/
Lachenski6733/
Lanzki6730/
Laszinski6726/
Lasinskis6723/
Lashchynskyi6718/
Lionskaya6714/
Lánska6714/
Lossinsky6710/
Loutinsky677/
Losinskiy674/
Lochinsky674/
Lasinscki674/
Lascinski673/
Lasinskij672/
Lyashchinsky672/
Lotynskyi672/
Lyonskaya671/
Lounskaya671/
Latinskii671/
Latynskii671/
Lański671/
Loshynsky671/

Lansky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lansky in the Russian language
Ланскийlanskij-
Lansky in the Arabic language
نسكيnsky-

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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 Lansky
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