Lanster Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lanster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Lanster (12) may also be a first name.

Lanster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lanster is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lanster.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanster? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,055,934th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Lanster occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Lanster live; 68 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 15,759,084. In The United States Lanster is most numerous in: Florida, where 65 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent live and Mexico, where 12 percent live.

Lanster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lanster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lanster last name increased 105 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lanster Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Lanster earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 112.44% more than the national average, earning $91,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lamster86299/
Lanxter868/
Lanstet860/
Lonster860/
Leinster80541/
Lamstere808/
Leansted800/
Lanstedt800/
Leamster800/
Lamste771/
Lancte770/
Leanstedt753/
Lahnstead750/
Lonsted713/
Liansti712/
Lomster711/
Lamsted710/
Lamstead677/
Lamstedt673/
Lansttai671/
Lonstead670/
Leinstedt638/
Lonnstedt632/
Lonsti6227/
Lomsted570/
Lomstedt536/
Lomstead531/

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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 Lanster
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