Luana Surname

276,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Luana 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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Luana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4321:18,8741,928
Brazil3531:606,44322,594
Indonesia2801:472,31938,999
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Italy301:2,038,55689,453
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Solomon Islands141:41,4318,080
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England41:13,929,515290,718
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Luaña (1,136) are calculated separately.

Luana (350,332) may also be a first name.

Luana 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.

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Luana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luana (Arabic: لُوانا, Georgian: ლუანა, Hindi: लुअना, Marathi: लुआना, Russian: Луана) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be found as a variant: Luaña. For other potential spellings of Luana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 276,726th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,201,674 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 32 percent of Luana live; 32 percent live in Oceania Islands and 31 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Luana is also the 2,975th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 350,332 people.

The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 432 people, or 1 in 18,874. In Papua New Guinea Luana is most prevalent in: East New Britain, where 70 percent live, Eastern Highlands, where 9 percent live and Morobe, where 5 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea Luana occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent live and Indonesia, where 20 percent live.

Luana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Luana last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Luana earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.85% less than the national average, earning $25,953 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luaña931,136/
Luanga911,478/
Luaina91292/
Hluana91245/
Luanna9144/
Luagna9131/
Luanaj9122/
Liuana916/
Luanea911/
Luangna83462/
Luangai8359/
Luahana834/
Luangay834/
Luhanai833/
Luhanau832/
Luhanad831/
Luanhai831/
Lwana802,912/
Luani80530/
Luany80271/
Luano8089/
Luane8081/
Luona8043/
Lbana809/
Lvana805/
Luanh801/
Luangnai7733/
Liua'ana777/
Luhainay774/
Luhangah772/
Luangnaj771/
Louhanas771/
Luango733,398/
Luange731,759/
Luhani73135/
Luhano73102/
Luangi7373/
Luanyo7341/
Luanne7340/
Luaini7323/
Lluani7314/
Luanni738/
Lwaina734/
Luanis733/
Lwanas733/
Luanje732/
Luanoi732/
Luanes732/
Luayne732/
Luañas731/
Lwhana731/
Hluany731/
Liuane731/
Lbaana731/
Luonah731/
Lwaana731/
Luanez731/
Luanio731/
Luagne731/
Hlwana731/
Luagni731/
Luanou731/
Louhani67133/
Lluhani6776/
Luhaniy679/
Luangno677/
Luhonna674/
Louhane673/
Hluhany673/
Luhanyo672/
Louhany672/
Lwaanga672/
Lwainga672/
Luanous672/
Luangeh671/
Luhoona671/
Lwannga671/
Lyuango671/
Luagner671/
Luangni671/
Hluhanj671/
Luanets671/
Luannys671/

Luana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luana in the Georgian language
ლუანაluana-
Luana in the Marathi language
लुआनाlu'ana-
Luana in the Hindi language
लुअनाlu'ana66.67
लुअनlu'ana33.33
Luana in the Russian language
Луанаluana-
Luana in the Arabic language
لُواناluana-
لواناlwana-

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