Lanig Surname

516,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lanig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4841:166,33419,687
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Lanig (28) may also be a first name.

Lanig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lanig is most common in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lanig.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lanig is the 516,587th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 11,549,201 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Lanig are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Lanig is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 28 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 484 people, or 1 in 166,334. In Germany Lanig is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 54 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 37 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Lanig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lanig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lanig last name rose 351 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lanig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lanig last name are 1.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lanig earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.14% more than the national average, earning $52,269 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laniog911,658/
Lannig91153/
Langig9170/
Lasnig9152/
Lanaig9110/
Llanig912/
Lanieg912/
Lahnig911/
Leanig910/
Langaig83159/
Liaunig8336/
Lanigue8310/
Lagnigh831/
Leannig830/
Lanik80882/
Lenig80663/
Lanic80566/
Laneg806/
Lanix802/
Lonig800/
Lainigue7712/
Liaunigg7710/
Lagnigue773/
Lamnigue773/
Lannigue772/
Lahnigue771/
Lasnigue771/
Llanigue771/
Lanigova771/
Lanoix731,834/
Leunig73762/
Lehnig73338/
Lanegh73224/
Loinig73129/
Lannic7394/
Leinig7380/
Langik7371/
Langeg7366/
Leenig7364/
Latnik7363/
Lanyog7353/
Löhnig7352/
Lannik7344/
Lenigk7336/
Lanick7336/
Laniec7325/
Launik7312/
Langec7310/
Lianik739/
Langek735/
Lyanik735/
Laniok734/
Lanujg733/
Laniek733/
Langiq733/
Loenig733/
Loniog733/
Lanike732/
Llaneg732/
Lamnic732/
Lojnig731/
Lonnig731/
Lounig731/
Laaneg731/
Lenigh731/
Lainik731/
Leanix730/
Loonig730/
Lehnigk67754/
Lyannik67309/
Loehnig6766/
Lanique6763/
Lasnick6750/
Hlasnik6726/
Langegg6713/
Hlanike678/
Langnek674/
Lyasnik673/
Lamnick673/
Latnick672/
Langeck672/
Launics672/
Lannoix671/
Laneagh671/
Lannike671/
Longaig671/
Lehnigh671/
Lainick671/
Lainike671/
Lanegue671/
Liangek671/
Lannick670/

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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 Lanig
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