Lunev Surname

54,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Lunev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lunev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6,3931:22,5443,194
Ukraine2,4531:18,5582,552
Belarus991:95,97014,773
Kazakhstan951:186,13217,630
Kyrgyzstan701:85,32410,864
Transnistria581:8,1841,600
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Israel241:356,56829,419
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Georgia71:535,07818,425
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Lunev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lunev (Georgian: ლუნევი, Russian: Лунев) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lunev? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 54,507th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 780,669 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Lunev live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 6,393 people, or 1 in 22,544. In Russia it is most frequent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 18 percent are found, Kursk Oblast, where 6 percent are found and Moscow, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Russia this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 26 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Lunev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (95%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Lunev last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 51.87% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lunev earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.26% less than the national average, earning 314,028 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning $47,067 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luneva919,973/
Luneev9141/
Lunaev9131/
Lounev9122/
Lunevs9112/
Lutnev913/
Lunnev913/
Lyunev912/
Luniev911/
Lyutnev8327/
Louneva8325/
Lyuneva837/
Lunneva833/
Lyunaev832/
Luhnevs831/
Linev80995/
Lunyv80298/
Lunov80163/
Lonev8051/
Lunew8012/
Luniv8012/
Lunav801/
Lunevová775/
Lunyov736,913/
Leunov73244/
Launov7357/
Lunhov7345/
Lunnov7332/
Loneev7330/
Luniov7322/
Lineev7319/
Liunov7314/
Linaev7312/
Lyunov7310/
Luņeva733/
Luniew732/
Luhnov731/
Lounov731/
Liniev731/
Luynov731/
Luhynov678/
Lyunnov671/
Hlyunov671/
Louneff671/

Lunev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lunev in the Georgian language
ლუნევიlunevi-
Lunev in the Russian language
Луневlunev-

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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 Lunev
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