Lança Surname
Approximately 1,508 people bear this surname
Lança Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1,396 | 1:7,463 | 696 |
| Brazil | 100 | 1:2,140,743 | 67,134 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Lanca (2,177) & Lanča (353) are calculated separately.
Lança Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lança Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lança (Hindi: लान्चा) is borne by more people in Portugal than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Lanca or Lanča. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lança? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 260,442nd most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,832,590 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Lança are found; 93 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 93 percent are found in Iberian Europe.
Lança is most frequently held in Portugal, where it is carried by 1,396 people, or 1 in 7,463. Not including Portugal this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Lança Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lança has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Lança surname rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lança Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lança in the Hindi language | ||
| लान्चा | lanca | - |
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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 Lança
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