Lianou Surname
Approximately 1,052 people bear this surname
Lianou Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from the Greek adjective lianos, meaning 'thin'.
Lianou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 1,033 | 1:10,726 | 1,396 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lianou (1,883) may also be a first name.
Lianou Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from the Greek adjective lianos, meaning 'thin'.
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Where Does The Last Name Lianou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lianou occurs most in Greece. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lianou.
How Common Is The Last Name Lianou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 347,450th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,927,325 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Lianou reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 175,263rd most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 1,883 people.
The last name Lianou is most frequently used in Greece, where it is carried by 1,033 people, or 1 in 10,726. In Greece it is most frequent in: Attica, where 54 percent reside, Western Greece, where 15 percent reside and Central Greece, where 8 percent reside. Other than Greece it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
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