Lanaway Surname

864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 314 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Lanaway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanaway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2071:269,16921,240
Canada501:736,91258,785
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1581:154,27413,512
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Lanaway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lanaway occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanaway? popularity and diffusion

Lanaway is the 864,701st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 23,208,745 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Lanaway live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 207 people, or 1 in 269,169. In England Lanaway is most numerous in: West Sussex, where 18 percent are found, Kent, where 12 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Aside from England this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Lanaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lanaway has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 131 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lanaway Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lanaway earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 64.91% more than the national average, earning $71,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.45% less than the national average, earning $42,999 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Llanaway931/
Lanawa9264/
Lenaway86113/
Lanoway8678/
Lannawa8650/
Lainawa8624/
Laenawa869/
Lahnawa862/
Lanawat862/
Lanawas861/
Laneway861/
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Lonaway860/
Hlangawayo821/
Longaway8016/
Lahnawat809/
Lasnawai805/
Lanava771,038/
Lanowy7736/
Lanawi7719/
Lenawa7711/
Lanaba779/
Lanowa775/
Lanewa775/
Langavaya75140/
Langawiya754/
Liongaway751/
Laanaba71307/
Leneway7148/
Lanaeva7114/
Lamnawe7111/
Lanobay7111/
Lainaba7110/
Lonawat719/
Lenawai719/
Lonoway718/
Lanavoy717/
Launewa715/
Langowa715/
Lanavat713/
Lenoway712/
Langavy712/
Lanavaj712/
Langava712/
Lanabai712/
Lanhawi711/
Lamnowa711/
Hlonawa711/
Laenava711/
Leenawa711/
Latnawi711/
Lounawa711/
Lanhava711/
Lanovaya67410/
Lanabhai67141/
Lanovaia67103/
Longnawa6796/
Langavyy6733/
Loonawat6724/
Lanhavyi6716/
Lanavajh674/
Hlongawa671/
Lanovaja671/
Langavoy671/
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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
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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 Lanaway
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