Lañez Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Lañez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lañez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169

The alternate forms: Lanez (1,230) are calculated separately.

Lañez Last Name Facts

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

Lañez occurs in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Lanez. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lañez? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lañez is the 2,605,694th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Lañez occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Lañez reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 96 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 53 people, or 1 in 1,910,155. In The Philippines Lañez is primarily found in: Cagayan Valley, where 40 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 30 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 26 percent reside. Barring The Philippines Lañez is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 2 percent reside and Guatemala, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lanez931,230/
Llañez9147/
Liañez9113/
Laeñez912/
Laiñez911/
Leañe8015/
Lañge808/
Lañ751/
Lainez7347,748/
Laynez737,358/
Llanez732,294/
Laniez73343/
Lannez73341/
Leanez73130/
Lianez73104/
Laínez7395/
Launez7351/
Llañes7345/
Lagnez7333/
Lanetz7312/
Liañes738/
Laenez735/
Laìnez732/
Leañiz731/
Lyanez731/
Laneiz731/
Lasnez731/
Lonñez731/
Lane67252,540/
Lagniez67304/
Laisnez67205/
Laygnez6774/
Laignez6754/
Langetz6712/
Lainiez673/
Laugnez673/
Leaniez673/
Llanezs671/
Laineez671/
Loneaez671/
Llangez671/
Laiñ671/
Lannerz670/

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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 Lañez
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