Lunar Surname

39,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Lunar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lunar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela6,0571:4,987625
Philippines3,4821:29,0754,128
Mexico1,1811:105,1033,835
Spain7341:63,6955,748
Egypt5801:158,51012,069
United States2801:1,294,49690,776
Slovenia2321:10,7232,534
Cuba1671:68,9982,495
Colombia661:723,8508,109
Israel441:194,49219,021
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Singapore391:141,2236,278
India381:20,185,931296,209
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Qatar191:124,10514,725
China151:91,154,7714,767
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
England61:9,286,343223,652
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France21:33,211,361423,184
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Lunar (866) may also be a first name.

Lunar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lunar (Arabic: لونار, Georgian: ლუნარ, Marathi: लुनार) occurs in Venezuela more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lunar? popularity and diffusion

Lunar is the 39,925th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 554,144 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Lunar reside; 32 percent reside in South America and 32 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Lunar is also the 276,587th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, borne by 866 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Venezuela, where it is held by 6,057 people, or 1 in 4,987. In Venezuela it is mostly concentrated in: Nueva Esparta, where 32 percent live, Sucre, where 20 percent live and Anzoátegui, where 14 percent live. Besides Venezuela it is found in 64 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 26 percent live and Mexico, where 9 percent live.

Lunar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lunar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lunar last name grew 7,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lunar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lunar last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lunar earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning $24,029,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.61% less than the national average, earning $40,295 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.94% less than the national average, earning $33,812 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Llunar91101/
Lunard9170/
Lunare9164/
Lungar9150/
Lunhar9126/
Lusnar9117/
Launar9117/
Lunajr914/
Leunar913/
Lounar912/
Lunnar912/
Lunarh911/
Lunasr911/
Lunear911/
Lunair911/
Lunart911/
Loungar83210/
Luinard8312/
Leungar8310/
Llunart839/
Liunard838/
Lunaire834/
Lunhart834/
Leunard832/
Launart832/
Launhar832/
Lunnard831/
Lounare831/
Laungar831/
Leunart831/
Llaunar831/
Launare831/
Launnar830/
Lunhard830/
Lyungar830/
Lonar801,155/
Linar80352/
Lunor80260/
Launaire7732/
Launhard7724/
Loungaar771/
Lhaunnar771/
Lunarova771/
Leunnart770/
Leunhard770/
Launhart770/
Linhar73486/
Linear73479/
Lunhor73140/
Launor7339/
Lungor7328/
Lunoir7320/
Lunore7317/
Lihnar7311/
Llonar736/
Lonair736/
Luinor734/
Lumhar733/
Linaar732/
Lounor731/
Lunord731/
Lonear731/
Lonarz731/
Leunor731/
Linaur731/
Lienar731/
Launhardt71607/
Launhartt715/
Leunhardt711/
Lonhear671/
Lounord671/
Luynord670/
Lumhart670/
Lienhar670/
Linhair670/

Lunar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lunar in the Georgian language
ლუნარlunar-
Lunar in the Marathi language
लुनारlunara50
लुनरlunara50
Lunar in the Arabic language
لونارlwnar-
قمرىqmry-
قمريqmry-
القمريalqmry-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lunar
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