Lun Surname
Approximately 39,031 people bear this surname
Lun Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lune.' But while there seems every reason to suppose that some of our Lunns are thus derived, there can be no doubt that (2) is the chief parent.
Lone le Lef, Huntingdonshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameLun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 13,530 | 1:1,145 | 288 |
| Myanmar | 7,436 | 1:6,985 | 243 |
| China | 6,118 | 1:223,492 | 234 |
| Vietnam | 3,320 | 1:27,905 | 435 |
| Pakistan | 1,057 | 1:169,010 | 4,377 |
| Indonesia | 931 | 1:142,051 | 14,050 |
| Hong Kong | 886 | 1:8,279 | 288 |
| Malaysia | 885 | 1:33,327 | 2,823 |
| United States | 839 | 1:432,013 | 37,252 |
| Papua New Guinea | 770 | 1:10,589 | 923 |
| India | 525 | 1:1,461,077 | 55,419 |
| Russia | 435 | 1:331,317 | 33,243 |
| Ukraine | 322 | 1:141,375 | 19,811 |
| Canada | 285 | 1:129,283 | 13,464 |
| Thailand | 230 | 1:307,123 | 52,935 |
| Italy | 170 | 1:359,745 | 42,181 |
| Taiwan | 163 | 1:143,833 | 1,284 |
| Australia | 147 | 1:183,644 | 18,462 |
| Belarus | 142 | 1:66,909 | 11,034 |
| Singapore | 137 | 1:40,202 | 1,485 |
| Brunei | 99 | 1:4,230 | 670 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Brazil | 46 | 1:4,653,790 | 122,015 |
| Germany | 45 | 1:1,789,010 | 101,917 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| England | 37 | 1:1,505,893 | 64,828 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Austria | 26 | 1:327,517 | 36,002 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Slovenia | 21 | 1:118,461 | 12,441 |
| Kazakhstan | 21 | 1:842,024 | 52,736 |
| Hungary | 19 | 1:516,646 | 32,401 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1:1,218,768 | 44,985 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 155 | 1:323,992 | 25,248 |
The alternate forms: Lün (1) are calculated separately.
Lun (214,774) may also be a first name.
Lun Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Lune.' But while there seems every reason to suppose that some of our Lunns are thus derived, there can be no doubt that (2) is the chief parent.
Lone le Lef, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Reginald fil. Lune, Lincolnshire, ibid.
William Luneson, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Bartelom' Lune, Suffolk, ibid.
Robert Lune, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Lunell Wodeward, Essex, ibid.
(a) Local, 'of the hind' which see. In this case the final 'd' has been dropped.
1722. Baptised — Richard, s. Richard and Anne Lund: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1728. — Caroline, d. Richard and Anne Lunn: ibid.
1581. Henry Lunde, or Lunne, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.
John Lun or Lwn, charter witness in Coldingham, 1548 and 1557 (Home, 195). Mark Lun of the convent of Dunfermline, 1555 (Laing, 633), David Lund, notary public in Forfarshire, 1559 (REB., II, 205). William Lun in Craigmilne, 1696 (Inquis., 7687). Lower, under Lunn, says this is a corruption of Lund, and that there are several places of the name in Lancashire and Yorkshire.
A corruption of Lund. There are several localities so called in Lancashire and Yorkshire.
Lun Demographics
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Lun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lun (Hindi: लूण, Marathi: लुन, Oriya: ଲୁଣ, Russian: Лунь) is found in Cambodia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Lün. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lun? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 14,281st most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 186,712 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 91 percent of Lun live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 35 percent live in Khmer-Asia. Lun is also the 4,868th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 214,774 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Cambodia, where it is carried by 13,530 people, or 1 in 1,145. In Cambodia Lun is most numerous in: Kandal Province, where 15 percent are found, Kampong Cham Province, where 12 percent are found and Phnom Penh, where 8 percent are found. Beside Cambodia it exists in 83 countries. It also occurs in Myanmar, where 19 percent are found and China, where 16 percent are found.
Lun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lun has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 541 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (82%) in Belarus and Orthodox (42%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Lun surname are 12.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.18% being registered with the political party.
The amount Lun earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.11% less than the national average, earning 214,191 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 68.86% less than the national average, earning R 73,992 per year; in United States they earn 4.2% more than the national average, earning $44,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.99% more than the national average, earning $62,596 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lun in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲୁଣ | luna | 91.8 |
| ଲୁନ | luna | 4.92 |
| ଲୁନ୍ | lun | 1.64 |
| Lun in the Marathi language | ||
| लुन | luna | 77.78 |
| लून | luna | 22.22 |
| Lun in the Hindi language | ||
| लूण | luna | 74.83 |
| लुण | luna | 20.86 |
| लून | luna | 2.5 |
| Lun in the Russian language | ||
| Лунь | lun | - |
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