Luan Surname

1,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Luan Surname User-submission:

The name Luana presents three distinct etymologies: English, Romanian and Hawaiian.

The origin of the name Luana is African Luanda, Romanian Helena, Greek Helene or English, the union of the names Lou and Anna. It means 'daughter of the moon', 'full of grace or graceful warrior'.

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Luan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China423,2191:3,231177
Vietnam7,6751:12,071305
Indonesia4,2951:30,7913,619
Taiwan1,2101:19,376281
Thailand1,0631:66,4528,493
United States8541:424,42536,716
Malaysia5271:55,9664,290
Singapore3891:14,159634
Vanuatu3541:744168
Chile2791:63,1412,660
Brazil2601:823,36329,822
Hong Kong2391:30,692530
Canada2191:168,24516,926
Australia1741:155,14816,322
Papua New Guinea1481:55,0936,981
Brunei1221:3,432584
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Cambodia371:418,5723,946
Greece341:325,87646,418
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
England311:1,797,35772,927
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Ecuador231:691,55912,337
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Norway81:642,78647,258
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
France71:9,488,960336,266
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Albania41:728,51420,844
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Macau11:601,6301,582
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Luan (470,087) may also be a first name.

Luan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Luana presents three distinct etymologies: English, Romanian and Hawaiian.

The origin of the name Luana is African Luanda, Romanian Helena, Greek Helene or English, the union of the names Lou and Anna. It means 'daughter of the moon', 'full of grace or graceful warrior'. Or, there is also the possibility that in Hawaii it means 'free', 'independent', 'loose', 'absorbed', 'calm' or 'relaxed'. It is a very intuitive and perceptive person name for danger situations, as if counting with a radar.

- luanasantos

Luan Last Name Facts

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

Luan (Marathi: लुआन, Russian: Луан) is most common in China. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,207th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 16,509 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Luan live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 2,155th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 470,087 people.

The surname is most numerous in China, where it is held by 423,219 people, or 1 in 3,231. Not including China it exists in 69 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 2 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Luan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Luan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Luan last name grew 4,270 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 775 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Luan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Luan surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Luan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 124.64% more than the national average, earning 777,421 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 32.66% less than the national average, earning 55,513,600 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 19.79% more than the national average, earning $51,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.21% more than the national average, earning $49,786 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luang892,478/
Luane8981/
Luann8960/
Liuan8914/
Luand8911/
Lluan899/
Hluan899/
Luaan895/
Luanh891/
Luajn891/
Luasn891/
Luaina80292/
Luasin8094/
Luanne8040/
Louhan8023/
Lwuhan807/
Luasen805/
Hluang803/
Liuang802/
Luatin802/
Luangg802/
Lhuang802/
Luangc802/
Luayne802/
Luagne801/
Luandh801/
Liuane801/
Luacen801/
Lhuhan800/
Luon757,248/
Lwan75687/
Luam75129/
Lban7511/
Lvan759/
Uanluan7340/
Luating7310/
L'Huang737/
Luangue733/
Louhane733/
Luasing732/
Luassen731/
Luaseng731/
Louhann731/
Hluasin731/
Louhaun731/
Louhain731/
Luong67622,644/
Lwane67628/
Luonh67455/
Luhanová67169/
Luond6796/
Luhanova6734/
Luont6722/
Luhating6722/
L'Van6710/
Luone678/
Lwain675/
Hlwan675/
Llban673/
Lvann672/
Lvang672/
Lwank672/
Louhayne671/
Lwhan671/
Louhaine671/
Lwwan671/
Lwanq671/
Lvand671/
Lvane671/
Luañe671/
Llvan671/
Lbhan671/
Lbain671/
L'Wan671/
Låban671/
Lwand671/
Liuon671/
Lvain670/

Luan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luan in the Marathi language
लुआनlu'ana-
Luan in the Russian language
Луанluan-

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