Launiau Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Launiau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Launiau 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
France101:6,642,272293,169
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Launiau Last Name Facts

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

Launiau is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Launiau.

How Common Is The Last Name Launiau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Launiau live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Launiau is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 6,642,272. In France it is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account France this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

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
Laniau9273/
Laniaud8635/
Luniaud8629/
Lanniaux80115/
Lanyau77559/
Langeau717/
Lonniaux6727/
Lunyou6262/
Lianyou5714/
Leyinious501/

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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 Launiau
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