Luney Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Luney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3331:1,088,46579,042
Northern Ireland1901:9,7111,550
Canada721:511,74443,418
England281:1,989,93178,001
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1121:39,5523,634
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1921:261,55621,457

Luney (129) may also be a first name.

Luney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luney (Russian: Луней) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 503,100th most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Luney are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 818,356th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 129 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 333 people, or 1 in 1,088,465. In The United States Luney is most frequent in: Missouri, where 26 percent live, Kentucky, where 10 percent live and Kansas, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States Luney occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Luney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Luney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Luney surname expanded 173 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 122 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Luney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (51%) in Ireland.

In The United States Luney are 44.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 91.04% registered with the party.

The amount Luney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning $43,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.69% less than the national average, earning $46,359 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lunney912,751/
Launey911,092/
Louney9134/
Lusney9131/
Lumney9115/
Luuney912/
Liuney912/
Lungey911/
Luneya911/
Luiney910/
Lutney910/
Leuney910/
Lueney910/
Lune891,990/
Luny8910/
Lungeya83116/
Lungeyi8322/
Lungeye834/
Launeya832/
Luigney831/
Luneeya831/
Lougney831/
Luisney831/
Lunneys830/
Laugney830/
Lousney830/
Leunney830/
Loney808,221/
Lunge803,568/
Lunes802,048/
Laune801,696/
Lunny801,436/
Lunez801,085/
Lunay80911/
Liney80647/
Louny80490/
Luniy80479/
Lunet80359/
Leune80343/
Luner80316/
Loune80189/
Lunje80187/
Lunøe80144/
Lunoy80123/
Luine80111/
Lunne8089/
Lunoe8080/
Lunea8061/
Lugne8054/
Launy8045/
Lunyi8032/
Lunie8031/
Luneh8031/
Lunae8023/
Luhne8022/
Llune8016/
Lusne8012/
Lunye809/
Luene806/
Lunee805/
Lyune804/
Liune804/
Luned803/
Luneu802/
Lutny802/
Lunhe802/
Lumny801/
Hlune801/
Lunyo801/
Leuny801/
Liuny801/
Luiny801/
Lunei801/
Lumne800/
Loungeye778/
Lheuneuy771/
Launay7321,869/
Looney7319,464/
Lounes736,214/
Lungay732,961/
Launer732,465/
Luniya732,164/
Launoy73588/
Leuner73563/
Luinge73470/
Lunnay73280/
Lunnie73267/
Lunner73244/
Lutner73224/
Launes73200/
Lugner73199/
Leunge73164/
Lungoy73131/
Launet73125/
Lunych73118/
Luinay73117/
Lunaye7390/
Leunes7368/
Luneia7362/
Lugnet7361/
Lonney7357/
Lutnes7352/
Launez7351/
Luehne7348/
Launne7344/
Liunay7334/
Lougne7333/
Launie7330/
Luenee7328/
Lunaya7324/
Lunher7317/
Lunets7316/
Lounay7314/
Lumneh7314/
Lounge7313/
Luniyo7312/
Lunayo7312/
Luines7311/
Lunyie7311/
Lunnøy7311/
Luneas7310/
Llunes7310/
Lunneh739/
Llunez738/
Lunnet738/
Lyunes737/
Launiy737/
Lunuya737/
Luneus737/
Lunycz736/
Lunniy736/
Liunes736/
Launee736/
Liunge736/
Lunaje735/
Launea735/
Launge735/
Lounyo734/
Luunje734/
Louner734/
Lugnes734/
Luneha734/
Lungea734/
Lunhes734/
Lusner733/
Luinyo733/
Luynes733/
Lounie732/
Lusnea732/
Lunoje732/
Lounne732/
Lineya732/
Lounee732/
Lunnes732/
Lugnie732/
Leusne732/
Lounny732/
Luneea732/
Lumner731/
Lugnea731/
Lungne731/
Liunje731/
Launye731/
Luneer731/
Lausne731/
Lautne731/
Lugnoy731/
Liunyi731/
Lunahe731/
Lunayi731/
Lungej731/
Lunech731/
Lunedì731/
Luynay731/
Lounez731/
Lounhe731/
Lounje731/
Lujniy731/
Launhe731/
Leunoy731/
Liaune731/
Luneja731/
Lungae731/
Luunge731/
Llaune731/
Launed731/
Liunei731/
Lhuene731/
Lunnea731/
Lunnuy731/
Lumnoy731/
Lumnuy731/
Lounet731/
Liunie731/
Hlunyi731/
Lonhey730/
Leunay730/
Launeu730/
Leugne730/
Lunnoy730/
Lunett730/
Luhner730/
Lunnez730/
Leunny730/
Lyuine730/
Lunhue730/
Luiner730/
Loniey730/
Liuner730/
Lunetz730/
Luna67970,432/
Lone6793,354/
Lony6727,997/
Line6713,281/
Luni674,431/
Lautner673,389/
Leutner671,864/
Leugner67320/
Luttner67286/
Lungoya67235/
Lungayu67204/
Laugner67202/
Lunness67159/
Lahunay67150/
Leusner67124/
Lungayi6790/
Lungoyi6784/
Launets6768/
Loutner6756/
Luthner6746/
Lutness6740/
Lungaya6735/
Laungay6734/
Liaunet6729/
Lunj6728/
Launeji6722/
Lhungay6714/
Lüne6712/
Launiya6710/
Lunajee6710/
Lumnije6710/
Lyaunet6710/
Hlumnyi6710/
Lunayat679/
Louness676/
Lungeji675/
Lunnhed675/
Lougnie675/
Lungayo675/
Lunh674/
Leunets674/
Liusnea674/
Lungoje674/
Lyutnyy673/
Lucinne673/
Laugnez673/
Liuneis673/
Lausnes673/
Louniya672/
Launech672/
Laungeh672/
Lounieh672/
Lunyoyo672/
Lluneii671/
Luinner671/
Lunajiy671/
Lunecht671/
Lunniyo671/
Loonney671/
Leuness671/
Lounnes671/
Louneas671/
Lleunes671/
Liunayi671/
Lunä671/
Luné671/
Lună671/
Lunayas671/
Lungiya671/
Luniyat671/
Lunneaz671/
Lunuuya671/
Lungaje671/
Luingeh671/
Luinnay671/
Launaiy671/
Launeus671/
Launnoy671/
Lautnet671/
Lausnay671/
Leuniya671/
Lyunesh671/
Lungnuy671/
Lutgnes671/
Leutnes671/
Hlunych671/
Laugnay670/
Lounner670/
Lunnett670/
Launner670/
Louhner670/
Ludtner670/
Leuhner670/
Luitner670/

Luney Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luney in the Russian language
Лунейlunej-

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Luney Reference & Research

Looney DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Looney FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Luney
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