Lanyau Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Lanyau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lanyau Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia5501:53,6264,155
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lanyau (134) may also be a first name.

Lanyau Last Name Facts

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

Lanyau occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanyau? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 565,867th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. The surname Lanyau is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Lanyau reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lanyau is also the 800,975th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 134 people.

Lanyau is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 550 people, or 1 in 53,626. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 95 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent are found and Johor, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Cuba, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laniau8373/
Lanyou8342/
Lonyau832/
Laniaud7735/
Lianyou7714/
Launiau7712/
Langeau777/
Lanhaou771/
Lanniaux71115/
Longeau62479/
Lonniaux5727/
Loinieau570/
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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 Lanyau
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