Lanua Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lanua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lanua (32) may also be a first name.

Lanua Last Name Facts

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

Lanua (Russian: Лануа) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lanua.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Lanua live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 47 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lanua is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 32 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 6,612,460. In Indonesia Lanua is most prevalent in: Central Java, where 45 percent reside, East Nusa Tenggara, where 35 percent reside and Maluku, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lainua9137/
Lanhua9111/
Lanuea913/
Lagnua911/
Llanua911/
Launuha8390/
Lianhua8318/
Lanuhay8312/
Lannuea834/
Lyanwua831/
Lanwa80535/
Lanba8098/
Lanva8021/
Lonua808/
Languhay7720/
Lanvad73249/
Lanway73172/
Laumba73127/
Luonua7369/
Lanvat7325/
Lanbou7318/
Lianwa738/
Lanbai736/
Lanbay735/
Lanmba735/
Lanvou734/
Lanbau734/
Hlanba732/
Lanuos732/
Lanwai732/
Lanwou731/
Lanvau731/
Laanwa731/
Lonwua731/
Lainwa731/
Lanbea731/
Lanuoy731/
Lanvay731/
Liamwua67172/
Lajnvaš6710/
Lasinwa679/
Lamhuat676/
Latinwa673/
Lianhwa671/
Lanvoud671/
Lanmbai671/
Lannway670/

Lanua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lanua in the Russian language
Лануаlanua-

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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 Lanua
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