Lanug Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Lanug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Lanüg (1) are calculated separately.

Lanug Last Name Facts

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

Lanug (Hindi: लंूग) is found in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Lanüg. For other potential spellings of Lanug click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanug? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Lanug occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Lanug reside; 67 percent reside in East Asia and 67 percent reside in Sino-East Asia.

Lanug is most common in Taiwan, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 3,907,458. In Taiwan Lanug is most frequent in: Yunlin County, where 100 percent are found. Besides Taiwan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 11 percent are found and Thailand, where 11 percent are found.

Lanug Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lanug has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lanug last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lanüg931/
Lanujg913/
Lanugue836/
Lahnoug831/
Lanog80156/
Lanux80146/
Lanuk8066/
Lanuc8064/
Lenug802/
Lanougue771/
Lanoux731,039/
Lanaux73290/
Lanuke7335/
Languk735/
Lannux733/
Lanoog731/
Lanukh731/
Lanhuk731/
Lainog731/
Laneux730/
Lanuque6785/
Lagnoux6766/
Lagneux6753/
Lagnaux6745/
Lasnaux6722/
Laineux6718/
Lannaux675/
Lenaugh670/
Lannoux670/
Lonough670/
Languck670/

Lanug Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lanug in the Hindi language
लंूगlamuga-

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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 Lanug
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