Laniu Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Laniu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 63 | 1:2,099,194 | 130,130 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
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 surname Laniu has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laniu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,372,517th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name Laniu occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Laniu live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 98 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Laniu is also the 473,685th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 340 people.
It is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 2,099,194. In Indonesia Laniu is primarily concentrated in: Central Sulawesi, where 49 percent reside, Gorontalo, where 49 percent reside and Southeast Sulawesi, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 2 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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