Lunetta Surname

170,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Lunetta Surname User-submission:

The Lunetta surname means 'little moon' (luna for 'moon' and -etta for 'small'). It originated in Sicily, but migrated from France during the time of Marie Antoinette and the French revolution. When people with this surname fled to Italy, they changed it from Lunette to Lunetta.

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Lunetta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,1021:55,4969,984
United States8231:440,41237,866
France2451:271,11341,730
Belgium1511:76,13712,057
Brazil1201:1,783,95357,833
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England41:13,929,515290,718
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Lunetta (170) may also be a first name.

Lunetta Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lunetta surname means 'little moon' (luna for 'moon' and -etta for 'small'). It originated in Sicily, but migrated from France during the time of Marie Antoinette and the French revolution. When people with this surname fled to Italy, they changed it from Lunette to Lunetta.

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Lunetta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lunetta occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Lunetta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lunetta? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lunetta is the 170,270th most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,878,178 people. Lunetta is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Lunetta are found; 44 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 44 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 701,320th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 170 people.

This last name is most widespread in Italy, where it is borne by 1,102 people, or 1 in 55,496. In Italy Lunetta is most common in: Sicily, where 59 percent reside, Piedmont, where 14 percent reside and Lazio, where 9 percent reside. Besides Italy Lunetta occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside and France, where 10 percent reside.

Lunetta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lunetta are 0.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lunetta earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 23.48% less than the national average, earning €22,979 per year; in United States they earn 15.68% more than the national average, earning $49,914 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.22% more than the national average, earning $51,284 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lunnetta934/
Luneta924,759/
Lunetto86681/
Lunetti86153/
Lonetta8646/
Lunette8637/
Linetta8611/
Lunetas861/
Lunheta861/
Launette80152/
Luneteau8095/
Lunestad8081/
Lunettes804/
Lunnette803/
Lounette803/
Linettaj802/
Lonnetta801/
Lunnetty800/
Lugnette800/
Luneto77350/
Lunita77103/
Luneti7726/
Lineta7719/
Lunata7718/
Loneta777/
Lunete776/
Lunnestad756/
Lonetto71318/
Lunatto7165/
Liunata7132/
Lunesto7121/
Linitta718/
Lonette717/
Lunatai716/
Lungete715/
Lunitas714/
Linetaj713/
Lusnita713/
Linetto713/
Lunytte711/
Lunatha711/
Launata711/
Lumnita711/
Luniete711/
Lueneto711/
Lloneta711/
Lunitti711/
Luineti711/
Lonnette6716/
Luinitha679/
Lounesto673/
Linethai671/
Loonette671/
Lonnitta671/
Loenetti671/
Loenette670/

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