Luneta Surname
Approximately 4,759 people bear this surname
Luneta Surname Definition:
Luneta is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: warrior.
Read More About This SurnameLuneta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 3,365 | 1:4,710 | 573 |
| Philippines | 1,275 | 1:79,403 | 13,735 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Luneta (940) may also be a first name.
Luneta Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Luneta is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: warrior.
User-submitted Reference
The Luneta surname comes from the word lunette, which means 'crescent moon'.
- radnerdLuneta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luneta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luneta (Georgian: ლუნეტა) is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Luneta click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luneta? popularity and diffusion
The surname Luneta is the 99,464th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,531,319 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Luneta live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Luneta is also the 263,594th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 940 people.
The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is borne by 3,365 people, or 1 in 4,710. In Zambia Luneta is most frequent in: North-Western Province, where 42 percent live, Western Province, where 24 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 16 percent live. Aside from Zambia this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lunetta | 92 | 2,532 | / |
| Lunetas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lunheta | 92 | 1 | / |
| Luneteau | 86 | 95 | / |
| Lunestad | 86 | 81 | / |
| Lunnetta | 86 | 4 | / |
| Luneto | 83 | 350 | / |
| Lunita | 83 | 103 | / |
| Luneti | 83 | 26 | / |
| Lineta | 83 | 19 | / |
| Lunata | 83 | 18 | / |
| Loneta | 83 | 7 | / |
| Lunete | 83 | 6 | / |
| Lunnestad | 80 | 6 | / |
| Lunetto | 77 | 681 | / |
| Lunetti | 77 | 153 | / |
| Lonetta | 77 | 46 | / |
| Lunette | 77 | 37 | / |
| Liunata | 77 | 32 | / |
| Lunesto | 77 | 21 | / |
| Linetta | 77 | 11 | / |
| Lunatai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Lungete | 77 | 5 | / |
| Lunitas | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lusnita | 77 | 3 | / |
| Linetaj | 77 | 3 | / |
| Luineti | 77 | 1 | / |
| Launata | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lumnita | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luniete | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lueneto | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lloneta | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lunatha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Launette | 71 | 152 | / |
| Luinitha | 71 | 9 | / |
| Lunettes | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lounette | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lunnette | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lounesto | 71 | 3 | / |
| Linettaj | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lonnetta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Linethai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lunnetty | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lugnette | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lonete | 67 | 308 | / |
| Lonita | 67 | 175 | / |
| Linata | 67 | 125 | / |
| Linita | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lunito | 67 | 7 | / |
| Loneto | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lineto | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luniti | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loneathea | 67 | 2 | / |
| Linetâ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhaunitha | 67 | 1 | / |
Luneta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Luneta in the Georgian language | ||
| ლუნეტა | luneta | - |
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