Luna Surname
Approximately 970,432 people bear this surname
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).
Read More About This SurnameLuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 407,543 | 1:305 | 45 |
| Argentina | 119,402 | 1:358 | 33 |
| United States | 95,981 | 1:3,776 | 408 |
| Colombia | 54,258 | 1:880 | 189 |
| Philippines | 49,801 | 1:2,033 | 140 |
| Peru | 39,391 | 1:807 | 110 |
| Spain | 27,108 | 1:1,725 | 195 |
| Venezuela | 24,656 | 1:1,225 | 224 |
| Brazil | 18,447 | 1:11,605 | 657 |
| Bolivia | 17,576 | 1:604 | 126 |
| Dominican Republic | 16,454 | 1:634 | 115 |
| Ecuador | 15,124 | 1:1,052 | 176 |
| Bangladesh | 13,428 | 1:11,867 | 963 |
| Nicaragua | 10,642 | 1:566 | 121 |
| Chile | 10,561 | 1:1,668 | 328 |
| El Salvador | 9,038 | 1:702 | 143 |
| Guatemala | 8,452 | 1:1,903 | 318 |
| Cuba | 5,095 | 1:2,262 | 333 |
| Honduras | 3,728 | 1:2,365 | 342 |
| Costa Rica | 3,182 | 1:1,502 | 244 |
| India | 2,623 | 1:292,438 | 16,536 |
| Panama | 1,986 | 1:1,970 | 307 |
| Italy | 1,643 | 1:37,223 | 6,673 |
| Russia | 1,602 | 1:89,964 | 11,227 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,263 | 1:2,811 | 248 |
| Uruguay | 1,191 | 1:2,881 | 335 |
| France | 1,153 | 1:57,609 | 7,677 |
| Indonesia | 890 | 1:148,595 | 14,610 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Canada | 653 | 1:56,425 | 6,670 |
| Morocco | 648 | 1:53,204 | 8,802 |
| Portugal | 642 | 1:16,228 | 1,193 |
| South Africa | 638 | 1:84,918 | 10,448 |
| Paraguay | 382 | 1:18,944 | 786 |
| Malaysia | 366 | 1:80,585 | 5,685 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Taiwan | 251 | 1:93,405 | 928 |
| Germany | 243 | 1:331,298 | 32,825 |
| DR Congo | 233 | 1:317,080 | 28,591 |
| England | 228 | 1:244,377 | 19,942 |
| Australia | 210 | 1:128,551 | 14,024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Kazakhstan | 182 | 1:97,157 | 10,880 |
| Japan | 176 | 1:726,388 | 17,323 |
| Belize | 153 | 1:2,323 | 509 |
| Papua New Guinea | 147 | 1:55,467 | 7,053 |
| Switzerland | 140 | 1:58,664 | 7,379 |
| Netherlands | 126 | 1:134,025 | 20,684 |
| Belgium | 113 | 1:101,740 | 15,454 |
| Thailand | 90 | 1:784,870 | 127,251 |
| Belarus | 88 | 1:107,967 | 16,183 |
| Estonia | 58 | 1:22,790 | 4,104 |
| Nigeria | 56 | 1:3,163,264 | 96,723 |
| Sweden | 52 | 1:189,361 | 13,089 |
| Aruba | 37 | 1:2,797 | 396 |
| Latvia | 37 | 1:55,407 | 8,324 |
| Azerbaijan | 36 | 1:268,031 | 6,422 |
| Israel | 33 | 1:259,322 | 23,464 |
| New Zealand | 33 | 1:137,222 | 16,302 |
| Romania | 33 | 1:608,420 | 43,703 |
| Uzbekistan | 33 | 1:937,247 | 18,607 |
| Ireland | 31 | 1:151,901 | 6,891 |
| Lithuania | 30 | 1:101,153 | 13,307 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Zambia | 27 | 1:587,034 | 24,185 |
| Armenia | 25 | 1:117,207 | 3,955 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Solomon Islands | 25 | 1:23,201 | 4,555 |
| Norway | 24 | 1:214,262 | 24,079 |
| Denmark | 23 | 1:245,422 | 19,084 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| United Arab Emirates | 18 | 1:509,015 | 23,390 |
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16 | 1:70,980 | 225 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Poland | 15 | 1:2,533,917 | 108,409 |
| Vietnam | 14 | 1:6,617,575 | 2,518 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 1:634,446 | 25,919 |
| Croatia | 10 | 1:422,860 | 35,095 |
| Iceland | 10 | 1:38,009 | 2,599 |
| Jordan | 10 | 1:884,244 | 15,916 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 10 | 1:597,265 | 42,601 |
| South Korea | 10 | 1:5,124,026 | 903 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Lebanon | 9 | 1:626,343 | 14,059 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Serbia | 7 | 1:1,020,707 | 29,076 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Andorra | 5 | 1:16,768 | 1,446 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1:221,219 | 8,471 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,103 | 1:45,529 | 5,264 |
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).
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.
- luanasantosThe meaning of luna is 'moon'.
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Luna Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Luna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luna (Arabic: وّنا, Georgian: ლუნა, Hindi: लूणा, Marathi: लुना, Oriya: ଲୁନା, Russian: Луна) is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Luña, Lüna, Lunä or Lună. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Luna? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 558th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,510 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Luna live; 52 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 14,958th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 64,250 people.
The surname Luna is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 407,543 people, or 1 in 305. In Mexico it is most common in: México, where 12 percent reside, Puebla, where 11 percent reside and Mexico City, where 9 percent reside. Barring Mexico Luna is found in 165 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.
Luna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Luna has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Luna surname expanded 8,702 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 3,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Luna Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (74%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Luna last name are 41.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.02% being registered with the political 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
Luna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Luna in the Georgian language | ||
| ლუნა | luna | - |
| Luna in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲୁନା | luna | 95.66 |
| ଲୁଣା | luna | 0.81 |
| ଲୂନା | luna | 0.54 |
| ଲୁଦା | luda | 0.27 |
| ଲୁଣ | luna | 0.27 |
| ଲୁଙା | luna | 0.27 |
| Luna in the Marathi language | ||
| लुना | luna | 89.66 |
| लूना | luna | 10.34 |
| Luna in the Hindi language | ||
| लूणा | luna | 57.69 |
| लुणा | luna | 31.19 |
| लूना | luna | 6.97 |
| लुना | luna | 3.88 |
| लुण | luna | 0.15 |
| लूणाा | lunaa | 0.04 |
| लूुणा | luuna | 0.04 |
| Luna in the Russian language | ||
| Луна | luna | - |
| Luna in the Arabic language | ||
| وّنا | wna | - |
| ونَّا | wnaa | - |
| ونّا | wna | - |
| ونا | wna | - |
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Luna Reference & Research
Luna DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Luna FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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