Lanun Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Lanun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia721:409,64221,284
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Lanun (68) may also be a first name.

Lanun Last Name Facts

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

Lanun occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanun? popularity and diffusion

Lanun is the 1,428,594th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. Lanun is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Lanun live; 91 percent live in Southeast Asia and 66 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lanun is also the 1,181,159th most frequent first name in the world, held by 68 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 409,642. In Malaysia Lanun is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 76 percent are found, Sabah, where 10 percent are found and Selangor, where 6 percent are found. Besides Malaysia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 25 percent are found and Indonesia, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lanung9185/
Langun9177/
Lainun9168/
Lamnun9122/
Lasnun9117/
Lanoun9111/
Lanuin913/
Lanaun912/
Lanunn911/
Lannun911/
Lanumn910/
Lahnoun83136/
Lahanun8325/
Lannung836/
Lainung835/
Lamnoun831/
Lanaung831/
Lhangun831/
Lanusin831/
Lanhoun831/
Laanoun831/
Lanahun830/
Lanon802,964/
Lanum80991/
Lenun8016/
Lonun808/
Lanussen772/
Lahnoune771/
Lianhung771/
Lanuszyn771/
Lahangun771/
Lanhoung771/
Lanhusen770/
Lannon734,534/
Hlanon73128/
Lahnum7396/
Lannum7376/
Llanon7326/
Lonung7316/
Longun7314/
Lanonh7312/
Lanhum7310/
Lamnum737/
Leanon736/
Launon734/
Laynon733/
Lenoun732/
Lainon732/
Leenun732/
Leneun731/
Lanoen731/
Lanuim731/
Lanoon731/
Lianon731/
Leinun731/
Laneum731/
Llanum731/
Lanonn730/
Loonun730/
Lyonun730/
Lasennung7113/
Lanhoutin711/
Hlannon671,535/
Leinung67295/
Lõun6712/
Laanonh676/
Loynaun675/
Lanneum672/
Lomhaun671/
Loynoun671/
Lainhum671/
Lainoon671/
Leannon670/
Launaum670/

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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 Lanun
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