Lanyek Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Lanyek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Lanyek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lanyek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lanyek occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lanyek click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lanyek? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lanyek is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Lanyek occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Lanyek are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 40 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 13,013,093. In Uganda Lanyek is mostly concentrated in: Agago District, where 67 percent live and Wakiso District, where 33 percent live. Excluding Uganda it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 20 percent live and Malaysia, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanyik | 83 | 29 | / |
| Langek | 83 | 5 | / |
| Laniek | 83 | 3 | / |
| Lonyek | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lanjek | 83 | 1 | / |
| Laneek | 83 | 0 | / |
| Langnek | 77 | 4 | / |
| Laniyak | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lanayak | 77 | 4 | / |
| Langeck | 77 | 2 | / |
| Liangek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laneake | 77 | 0 | / |
| Laneack | 77 | 0 | / |
| Laněk | 73 | 17 | / |
| Lamhiyek | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lagnayeg | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lainayak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Launieks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leynyeks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lanykova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Langeg | 67 | 66 | / |
| Laniec | 67 | 25 | / |
| Langec | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lonyeg | 67 | 8 | / |
| Longek | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lonyik | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lanieg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lanaeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lanyig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lányik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laneac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loneyheck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lanjeg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laneux | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lanyek
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