Lana Surname
Approximately 22,929 people bear this surname
Lana Surname User-submission:
Lana is a Spanish and Italian surname, derived from the word lana, meaning 'wool', probably a metonymic occupational name for a wool merchant.
Lana is a lso a Polish surname, a derivative of Lan.
Lana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,151 | 1:243,436 | 14,188 |
| Brazil | 3,039 | 1:70,442 | 2,619 |
| Italy | 2,426 | 1:25,209 | 4,485 |
| Indonesia | 2,309 | 1:57,276 | 6,328 |
| Philippines | 1,711 | 1:59,169 | 9,962 |
| Spain | 1,298 | 1:36,019 | 3,572 |
| Egypt | 1,159 | 1:79,323 | 7,119 |
| United States | 942 | 1:384,776 | 33,914 |
| Nigeria | 798 | 1:221,983 | 13,097 |
| Argentina | 731 | 1:58,473 | 4,970 |
| Portugal | 604 | 1:17,249 | 1,258 |
| Colombia | 574 | 1:83,230 | 3,320 |
| Malaysia | 532 | 1:55,440 | 4,261 |
| France | 492 | 1:135,006 | 20,652 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Cameroon | 308 | 1:67,432 | 8,504 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| DR Congo | 226 | 1:326,901 | 29,253 |
| Panama | 193 | 1:20,271 | 1,366 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Niger | 140 | 1:137,086 | 5,158 |
| Dominican Republic | 139 | 1:75,057 | 3,477 |
| Germany | 133 | 1:605,304 | 48,487 |
| Belgium | 109 | 1:105,474 | 15,893 |
| England | 100 | 1:557,181 | 34,216 |
| Albania | 94 | 1:31,001 | 4,799 |
| Ecuador | 82 | 1:193,974 | 7,761 |
| Papua New Guinea | 80 | 1:101,921 | 13,735 |
| Chile | 67 | 1:262,932 | 7,829 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Turkey | 52 | 1:1,496,566 | 58,441 |
| Mexico | 51 | 1:2,433,847 | 20,676 |
| Switzerland | 47 | 1:174,743 | 15,901 |
| Australia | 44 | 1:613,539 | 43,545 |
| Finland | 41 | 1:134,066 | 12,676 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Solomon Islands | 27 | 1:21,483 | 4,219 |
| Taiwan | 26 | 1:901,721 | 6,312 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Poland | 25 | 1:1,520,350 | 87,293 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Congo | 11 | 1:453,554 | 10,703 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Cuba | 10 | 1:1,152,272 | 6,837 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Latvia | 9 | 1:227,783 | 22,848 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Venezuela | 9 | 1:3,356,009 | 33,931 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 1:884,100 | 15,259 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 98 | 1:512,436 | 35,831 |
The alternate forms: Laña (2,035) & Lána (53) are calculated separately.
Lana (204,657) may also be a first name.
Lana Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Lana is a Spanish and Italian surname, derived from the word lana, meaning 'wool', probably a metonymic occupational name for a wool merchant.
Lana is a lso a Polish surname, a derivative of Lan.
- JunieThe Lana surname derives from the Arabic name of a little tree in the paradise.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsLana Demographics
Average Lana Salary in
United States
$45,231 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lana (Arabic: لآنا, Bengali: লৈনা, Georgian: ლანა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﻧﺔ, Hindi: लाना, Marathi: लना, Oriya: ଲାନା) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Laña or Lána. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lana.
How Common Is The Last Name Lana? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 23,627th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 317,831 people. The surname Lana is predominantly found in Asia, where 36 percent of Lana are found; 20 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 14 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Lana is also the 5,092nd most prevalent first name globally, held by 204,657 people.
It is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 3,151 people, or 1 in 243,436. In India Lana is most frequent in: Tamil Nadu, where 65 percent live, Gujarat, where 31 percent live and Assam, where 1 percent live. Other than India it occurs in 117 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 13 percent live and Italy, where 11 percent live.
Lana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lana has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lana surname expanded 961 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,333 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Lana last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Lana are 34.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.76% registered with the party.
The amount Lana earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 28.42% more than the national average, earning €38,566 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.15% less than the national average, earning R 151,728 per year; in Colombia they earn 58.98% less than the national average, earning $9,313,620 COP per year and in United States they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $45,231 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lana in the Georgian language | ||
| ლანა | lana | - |
| Lana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻻﻧﺔ | lant | - |
| Lana in the Marathi language | ||
| लना | lana | 72.37 |
| लाना | lana | 25 |
| ळना | lana | 1.32 |
| लाणा | lana | 1.32 |
| Lana in the Hindi language | ||
| लाना | lana | 68 |
| लना | lana | 28 |
| लणा | lana | 4 |
| Lana in the Bengali language | ||
| লৈনা | laina | 50 |
| লিয়ানা | liyana | 50 |
| Lana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାନା | lana | 33.33 |
| ଲଣା | lana | 16.67 |
| କାୁଲାନା | kaulana | 16.67 |
| ଲନା | lana | 16.67 |
| ଲନ | lana | 16.67 |
| Lana in the Arabic language | ||
| لآنا | lana | - |
| لانا | lana | - |
| لنا | lna | - |
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