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

Lanig is most common in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lanig is the 516,587th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne 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 widely held first name at a global level, held by 28 people.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 484 people, or 1 in 166,334. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 54 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 37 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent live. Excluding Germany Lanig exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Lanig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lanig has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 351 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lanig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lanig surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.29% being registered to vote for the 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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