Lantanan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Niger

Lantanan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lantanan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Lantanan Last Name Facts

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

Lantanan is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lantanan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Lantanan live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 29,494,225. In Malaysia Lantanan is mostly found in: Sabah, where 100 percent live. Apart from Malaysia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lantangan9416/
Lantaingan892/
Lantanam881/
Lantonan880/
Lontanon758/
Lantongan7160/
Lontonaung6711/
Launtongan671/
Lontounaung6350/
Hlontongnon531/

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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 Lantanan
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