Luna Surname

558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 970,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico

Luna Surname Definition:

From the same word in latin meaning "moon."

This could be used in Spain as a nickname for someone with a full face of someone who is slightly touched. It could also refer to a place where the moonlight is especially beautiful.

Aragonese name from a villa of Luna, political subdivision of Egea de los Caballeros (Zaragoza).

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Luna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico407,5431:30545
Argentina119,4021:35833
United States95,9811:3,776408
Colombia54,2581:880189
Philippines49,8011:2,033140
Peru39,3911:807110
Spain27,1081:1,725195
Venezuela24,6561:1,225224
Brazil18,4471:11,605657
Bolivia17,5761:604126
Dominican Republic16,4541:634115
Ecuador15,1241:1,052176
Bangladesh13,4281:11,867963
Nicaragua10,6421:566121
Chile10,5611:1,668328
El Salvador9,0381:702143
Guatemala8,4521:1,903318
Cuba5,0951:2,262333
Honduras3,7281:2,365342
Costa Rica3,1821:1,502244
India2,6231:292,43816,536
Panama1,9861:1,970307
Italy1,6431:37,2236,673
Russia1,6021:89,96411,227
Puerto Rico1,2631:2,811248
Uruguay1,1911:2,881335
France1,1531:57,6097,677
Indonesia8901:148,59514,610
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
Canada6531:56,4256,670
Morocco6481:53,2048,802
Portugal6421:16,2281,193
South Africa6381:84,91810,448
Paraguay3821:18,944786
Malaysia3661:80,5855,685
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Taiwan2511:93,405928
Germany2431:331,29832,825
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
England2281:244,37719,942
Australia2101:128,55114,024
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Kazakhstan1821:97,15710,880
Japan1761:726,38817,323
Belize1531:2,323509
Papua New Guinea1471:55,4677,053
Switzerland1401:58,6647,379
Netherlands1261:134,02520,684
Belgium1131:101,74015,454
Thailand901:784,870127,251
Belarus881:107,96716,183
Estonia581:22,7904,104
Nigeria561:3,163,26496,723
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Aruba371:2,797396
Latvia371:55,4078,324
Azerbaijan361:268,0316,422
Israel331:259,32223,464
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Romania331:608,42043,703
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Lithuania301:101,15313,307
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
Zambia271:587,03424,185
Armenia251:117,2073,955
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Solomon Islands251:23,2014,555
Norway241:214,26224,079
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
United Arab Emirates181:509,01523,390
Greece171:651,75273,285
Equatorial Guinea161:70,980225
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Vietnam141:6,617,5752,518
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Bulgaria111:634,44625,919
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Jordan101:884,24415,916
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
South Korea101:5,124,026903
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Guam81:20,0153,029
Finland71:785,24338,644
Serbia71:1,020,70729,076
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
China61:227,886,92811,701
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Andorra51:16,7681,446
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Oman41:921,9937,313
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Macau21:300,8151,009
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Palau11:21,643223
San Marino11:33,214932
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tuvalu11:11,188103
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1031:45,5295,264

The alternate forms: Luña (86), Lüna (1), Lunä (1) & Lună (1) are calculated separately.

Luna (64,250) may also be a first name.

Luna Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the same word in latin meaning "moon."

This could be used in Spain as a nickname for someone with a full face of someone who is slightly touched. It could also refer to a place where the moonlight is especially beautiful.

Aragonese name from a villa of Luna, political subdivision of Egea de los Caballeros (Zaragoza).

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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

The meaning of luna is 'moon'.

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Luna Last Name Facts

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

Luna (Arabic: وّنا, Georgian: ლუნა, Hindi: लूणा, Marathi: लुना, Oriya: ଲୁନା, Russian: Луна) occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Luña, Lüna, Lunä or Lună. For other possible spellings of Luna click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luna? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 558th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,510 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Luna are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Luna is also the 14,958th most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 64,250 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is borne by 407,543 people, or 1 in 305. In Mexico it is most frequent in: México, where 12 percent reside, Puebla, where 11 percent reside and Mexico City, where 9 percent reside. Other than Mexico Luna is found in 165 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Luna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Luna has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 8,702 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 3,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Luna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Luna surname is primarily Orthodox (74%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Luna surname are 41.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.02% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Luna earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 20.21% more than the national average, earning €36,098 per year; in Norway they earn 31.81% less than the national average, earning 236,006 kr per year; in Peru they earn 6.97% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,736 per year; in South Africa they earn 60.73% less than the national average, earning R 93,324 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.54% less than the national average, earning $20,083,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.48% less than the national average, earning $36,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.71% less than the national average, earning $47,342 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luña9286/
Lüna921/
Lunä921/
Lună921/
Lunga8925,987/
Lunas895,301/
Luena895,237/
Lumna891,499/
Lunau891,496/
Leuna891,160/
Louna89999/
Lunat89928/
Lunay89911/
Launa89562/
Lluna89423/
Lunna89256/
Luina89226/
Lunai89163/
Liuna8994/
Lugna8982/
Lunaj8979/
Lunap8966/
Lusna8963/
Lunea8961/
Lunah8955/
Lunad8954/
Lyuna8927/
Lunaz8925/
Luuna8916/
Lutna8913/
Hluna8912/
Luyna896/
Lunaa894/
Luhna892/
Launay8021,869/
Lounas803,296/
Lungay802,961/
Luhyna801,352/
Lounga80425/
Liunga80372/
Lahuna80307/
Lunnay80280/
Louina80198/
Launaz80152/
Launga80130/
Lungai80130/
Launas80126/
Luinay80117/
Lunaas80102/
Luhnau8094/
Lumnah8084/
Lunaud8069/
Liunai8057/
Lunnas8055/
Lunais8043/
Luinga8042/
Liunay8034/
Launat8033/
Lungau8032/
Launai8028/
Lougna8026/
Lunaya8024/
Llunga8024/
Lumnas8020/
Leugna8017/
Lounay8014/
Lugnas8014/
Lounat8013/
Loumna8013/
Lunaha8012/
Luneas8010/
Lyunga8010/
Lunaiz8010/
Liunas809/
Lunach809/
Lyuina808/
Lungna807/
Llunas807/
Lyauna807/
Lhusna805/
Launea805/
Llauna804/
Leunas804/
Lgouna804/
Launna803/
Lunait803/
Lunnah803/
Lounah803/
Lounai803/
Llugna803/
Lounna803/
Lumnai803/
Hlunga803/
Lusnea802/
D'Luna802/
Hlouna802/
Lunaad802/
Llouna802/
Luneea802/
Lluena801/
Lugnea801/
Luinna801/
Lunnga801/
Launha801/
Launoa801/
Hlauna801/
Laugna801/
Launad801/
Lleuna801/
Lugnat801/
Lunahd801/
Lunahe801/
Lunaus801/
Luynay801/
Luinai801/
Launau801/
Leunna801/
Luinaz801/
Lunaip801/
Lunhas801/
Lunnea801/
Liuina801/
Liauna801/
Leunay800/
Lunnau800/
Lona7517,177/
Luni754,431/
Lune751,990/
Luno75829/
Lunj7528/
Luny7510/
Lunh754/
Luné751/
Lounnas731,240/
Luinaud73240/
Launeau73190/
Launais73166/
Lahunay73150/
Launuha7390/
Lounnah7350/
Lungaya7335/
Laungay7334/
Luneaut7322/
Lyaunga7321/
Lhungay7314/
Loungna7313/
Lounaja7312/
Lucenna7311/
Lunjova7311/
Lahauna7310/
Laungna738/
Lounass737/
Lyuhyna737/
Lugnaah736/
Loungai736/
Lusnats735/
Lunaich734/
Liusnea734/
Hlungna734/
Luneaux733/
Lautnap731/
Louneas731/
Lunneaz731/
Loungah731/
Lousgna731/
Lougnad731/
Luinaai731/
Luinnay731/
Launaij731/
Lausnay731/
Leungna731/
Llounas731/
Laugnay730/
Lumnais730/
Llona675,810/
Lungo675,807/
Lunge673,568/
Louni673,312/
Lunes672,048/
Laune671,696/
Lunny671,436/
Lungi671,257/
Lunez671,085/
Linay67911/
Linah67905/
Loona67876/
Liuni67672/
Launi67664/
Luney67653/
Lunod67617/
Louny67490/
Luniy67479/
Lunet67359/
Leune67343/
Linea67339/
Luner67316/
Lunio67304/
Liena67284/
Lunni67238/
Lunot67221/
Lunop67210/
Lunno67207/
Leuno67202/
Loune67189/
Lonna67189/
Lunje67187/
Linai67158/
Lunis67147/
Lunøe67144/
Lonai67143/
Lonay67139/
Luiña67133/
Linaa67130/
Lunoy67123/
Launo67122/
Linau67119/
Luine67111/
Lunos6791/
Lunne6789/
Lunjh6769/
Lunit6768/
Lunehova6765/
Lugne6754/
Lugni6747/
Launy6745/
Lónai6744/
Lusni6743/
Lonau6742/
Leuni6737/
Lunyi6732/
Lunie6731/
Luneh6731/
Lluno6725/
Lónay6725/
Loena6722/
Luhne6722/
Llune6716/
Launé6715/
Launh6714/
Luuni6713/
Lunoi6713/
Lumni6712/
Hluni6712/
Lusne6712/
Lunii6712/
Lounh6710/
Lonea6710/
Lyunh679/
Lutni677/
Lunér677/
Lunih676/
Lusno676/
Lunip676/
Hlona676/
Lunee675/
Louno675/
Lyuni675/
Lyune674/
Liune674/
Lungoaia674/
Luned673/
Lauña673/
Lluni673/
Luneu672/
Luniz672/
Lunoh672/
Lugno672/
Lința672/
Lutny672/
Luyno672/
Lueña672/
Lonaa672/
Lunhe672/
Luunh671/
Lumny671/
Lunuo671/
Hlune671/
Lunyo671/
Lunhi671/
Lunij671/
Lunné671/
Lunou671/
Lunoz671/
Luuno671/
Louné671/
Louhnach671/
Luhnjova671/
Lumno671/
Lumìa671/
Lyuno671/
Launè671/
Leuny671/
Liuny671/
Luiny671/
Lunei671/
Lunoo671/
Lumha671/
Luicenna671/
Lumne670/

Luna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luna in the Georgian language
ლუნაluna-
Luna in the Oriya language
ଲୁନାluna95.66
ଲୁଣାluna0.81
ଲୂନାluna0.54
ଲୁଦାluda0.27
ଲୁଣluna0.27
ଲୁଙାluna0.27
Luna in the Marathi language
लुनाluna89.66
लूनाluna10.34
Luna in the Hindi language
लूणाluna57.69
लुणाluna31.19
लूनाluna6.97
लुनाluna3.88
लुणluna0.15
लूणााlunaa0.04
लूुणाluuna0.04
Luna in the Russian language
Лунаluna-
Luna in the Arabic language
وّناwna-
ونَّاwnaa-
ونّاwna-
وناwna-

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