Lanyau Surname
Approximately 559 people bear this surname
Lanyau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 550 | 1:53,626 | 4,155 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
The last name Lanyau occurs most in Malaysia. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lanyau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 565,867th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,036,755 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Lanyau are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 800,975th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 134 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 550 people, or 1 in 53,626. In Malaysia it is most common in: Sarawak, where 95 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent reside and Johor, where 1 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and Cuba, where 0 percent reside.
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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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