Lunen Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

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

Lunen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lunen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Denmark261:217,10417,438
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

The alternate forms: Lünen (2) are calculated separately.

Lunen (679) may also be a first name.

Lunen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lunen (Marathi: लुण, Russian: Лунен) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Lünen. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lunen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lunen is the 1,537,949th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. The last name Lunen is primarily found in Europe, where 28 percent of Lunen reside; 27 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 27 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Lunen is also the 317,830th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 679 people.

The surname Lunen is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 220,371. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 84 percent live, National Capital District, where 8 percent live and Western, where 3 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Lunen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lunen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lunen last name decreased 27 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lunen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lunen last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Lunen earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.84% less than the national average, earning $27,683 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lünen932/
Leunen91575/
Lunnen91231/
Luneng91115/
Luhnen9166/
Launen9138/
Luinen9131/
Luenen9114/
Lounen912/
Luneen910/
Lunaen910/
Lunneen8313/
Lunienė837/
Launent835/
Launeng833/
Liuneng831/
Lungeen831/
Leutnen831/
Lunenck830/
Lounnen830/
Lunin807,500/
Lunyn801,089/
Linen80916/
Lonen8056/
Lunem808/
Luinienė7711/
Lunina737,854/
Lunyna731,389/
Loonen731,137/
Luning73971/
Lunion73815/
Loenen73709/
Lineen73470/
Lienen73281/
Lonnen73236/
Lungin73201/
Lonien73189/
Lunnin7377/
Lühnen7345/
Leunin7328/
Launin7326/
Lounin7321/
Lyunin7315/
Leunyn7315/
Lunink7312/
Lunyon736/
Lyunyn735/
Launyn734/
Linien732/
Linaen731/
Liunin731/
Hlonen731/
Lunyng731/
Llonen731/
Luhnin730/
Lunning67500/
Leuning67389/
Luining67210/
Luhning67167/
Liuning67115/
Luhynyn6774/
Liehnen6733/
Lyungin6726/
Lyunina6725/
Launina6724/
Launing6723/
Lungnim6721/
Loungin6718/
Luinion6715/
Launion6713/
Leunyna6711/
Loehnen679/
Launyna676/
Liunina676/
Linehen675/
Lounina675/
L'Honen675/
Lyunyna675/
Lhonnen672/
Lumning671/
Lousnin671/
Liumnin671/
Lutning670/
Lonehen670/
Luninck670/

Lunen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lunen in the Marathi language
लुणluna-
Lunen in the Russian language
Луненlunen-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lunen
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