Lanyou Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Lanyou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanyou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France221:3,019,215204,848
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Lanyou (2,848) may also be a first name.

Lanyou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lanyou is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanyou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Lanyou is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Lanyou live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 136,419th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 2,848 people.

The surname is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 3,019,215. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Occitanie, where 95 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 5 percent are found. Not including France this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 33 percent are found and China, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lianyou9214/
Lanyu9147/
Lanyau83559/
Laanyu83300/
Lanyuy83169/
Lanyua8314/
Lianyu8313/
Lagnou8312/
Lanhou839/
Laniou835/
Langoju77123/
Lagnoux7766/
Lanyush7760/
Lagnous7732/
Langiou7719/
Lianhou776/
Langnou775/
Lanyuha774/
Lannyuy771/
Lasnoju771/
Leaneyu771/
Laneous771/
Lamnyuh771/
Lanhaou771/
Lanihou771/
Lanju7389/
Laniu7365/
Lanhu7322/
Lanho7311/
Lagnu733/
Lonyu732/
Laignoux712/
Lanius671,798/
Langiu671,165/
Laneau67358/
Lonjou67283/
Lanjut67103/
Lainho6777/
Laniau6773/
Lanjau6751/
Lanieu6750/
Lagnau6746/
Launiu6733/
Lanyuhova6712/
Lanjus6710/
Lanjud679/
Lanhui676/
Lanéus675/
Lanäus674/
Lanjui674/
Lianhu673/
Lianju672/
Lonyau672/
Lanjoo671/
Lamniu671/
Lanjuu671/
Laniua671/
Langnu671/
Lognou671/
Lonyuh671/
Lagneu671/
Lagnus671/
Langeu671/
Lanjuj671/

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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 Lanyou
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