Laniu Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Laniu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laniu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Laniu (340) may also be a first name.

Laniu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laniu is found most frequently in Indonesia. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laniu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,372,517th most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name Laniu occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Laniu are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 473,685th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 340 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 2,099,194. In Indonesia Laniu is most prevalent in: Central Sulawesi, where 49 percent are found, Gorontalo, where 49 percent are found and Southeast Sulawesi, where 2 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 2 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lanius911,798/
Langiu911,165/
Lanieu9150/
Launiu9133/
Laniou915/
Lamniu911/
Laniua911/
Launius83935/
Lagnieu8370/
Lagniau8340/
Langiou8319/
Langiau8310/
Lanihou831/
Lannius831/
Llanius831/
Laynius831/
Laniusz831/
Lanju8089/
Lanyu8047/
Loniu8034/
Leniu8033/
Lanhu8022/
Lagnu803/
Langniuh7785/
Lagniaux7735/
Laigniau778/
Laungiau777/
Langgiau773/
Langniau771/
Lagnieux771/
Launjius771/
Llaunius771/
Laneau73358/
Laanyu73300/
Lanyuy73169/
Lanjut73103/
Lanjau7351/
Lagnau7346/
Lanyou7342/
Lonius7321/
Lanyua7314/
Lianyu7313/
Lagnou7312/
Lanjus7310/
Lanjud739/
Lanhou739/
Lanhui736/
Lanéus735/
Lanäus734/
Lanjui734/
Lianhu733/
Leiniu733/
Longiu732/
Lianju732/
Langeu731/
Langnu731/
Lanjuu731/
Lanjuj731/
Langiù731/
Lagnus731/
Lagneu731/
Lamhiu731/
Lanneau671,489/
Languju67331/
Langnau67241/
Leinius67127/
Langoju67123/
Langnui67106/
Lagnoux6766/
Lanyush6760/
Lagneux6753/
Lagnaux6745/
Lagnous6732/
Lianyou6714/
Lagnaud6713/
Langeau677/
Lianhou676/
Langnou675/
Lianhui675/
Lanyuha674/
Lounius673/
Langnuy672/
Lenhieu672/
Liangnu671/
Lamnyuh671/
Laneous671/
Leaneyu671/
Lasnoju671/
Longiou671/
Lagneus671/
Laignau671/
Lannyuy671/
Lognius671/

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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 Laniu
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