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

The last name Lanug (Hindi: लंूग) has its highest incidence in Taiwan. It can also occur as: Lanüg. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanug? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Lanug live; 67 percent live in East Asia and 67 percent live in Sino-East Asia.

This surname is most commonly held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 3,907,458. In Taiwan Lanug is most common in: Yunlin County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Taiwan it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 11 percent live and Thailand, where 11 percent live.

Lanug Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lanug has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 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
  • 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 Lanug
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