Lån Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lån Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lån Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Län (3) are calculated separately.

Lån Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lån is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Län. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lån? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lån reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Lån is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,282,252. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 67 percent reside and Skåne County, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Sweden it occurs in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Län893/
Lång861,818/
Ln80328/
Låhne7546/
Långh7542/
Låång752/
Lin6718,909,435/
Len6730,370/
Lyn678,361/
Lng67693/
Lín6726/
Lnh6723/
Lnd6721/
Løn6716/
Lne6713/
Lln6712/
Lnq679/
Lnn677/
Lhn674/
Lnt674/
Hln672/
Lïn671/
Låångh671/
Lön671/
Lün671/

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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
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  • 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 Lån
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