Lunia Surname

273,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Lunia Surname Definition:

Lunia is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: wisdom / A very wise person.

Lunia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,2981:590,95928,623
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
China21:683,660,78330,601
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lunia (2,978) may also be a first name.

Lunia Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lunia is a surname of the Tumbuka tribe, meaning: wisdom / A very wise person.

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Lunia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lunia (Bengali: লুনিয়া, Georgian: ლუნია, Hindi: लूणीया, Marathi: लुिनया, Oriya: ଲୁଣିଆ, Russian: Луниа) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lunia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 273,268th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 5,121,255 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Lunia live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 132,730th most commonly occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 2,978 people.

It is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 1,298 people, or 1 in 590,959. In India it is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 47 percent live, Delhi, where 10 percent live and Maharashtra, where 9 percent live. Not including India this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Singapore, where 1 percent live.

Lunia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lunia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lunia surname grew 4,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lunia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lunia surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Lunia earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.05% more than the national average, earning $58,706 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lusnia91157/
Lungia91120/
Launia9130/
Lounia9113/
Luenia914/
Luynia911/
Lunias911/
Leunia911/
Lunnia910/
Laungia8341/
Lousnia831/
Loungia831/
Lunihay831/
Lunijay831/
Leugnia831/
Lougnia831/
Laugnia830/
Launias830/
Lunha80591/
Lunja80494/
Lunya80432/
Lunio80304/
Lonia80291/
Linia80251/
Luiña80133/
Lugna8082/
Lunea8061/
Lungayia7749/
Laungiau777/
Loungnia770/
Luneau733,480/
Launio731,941/
Lunjas73344/
Loonia7368/
Linjia7359/
Lungio7346/
Luinya7343/
Lougna7326/
Lunyat7322/
Leugna7317/
Lounio7317/
Lugnas7314/
Launja7313/
Luunja7312/
Lonnia7310/
Liniah7310/
Lungna737/
Luenio736/
Lyunya736/
Launea735/
Lungea734/
Luunya734/
Luneha734/
Linija734/
Liunya734/
Lonjia734/
Llugna733/
Lgunya733/
Lunjai732/
Lounja732/
Launya732/
Luneay732/
Luneea732/
Lunios732/
Lugnea731/
Lunjau731/
Lonhia731/
Lunjay731/
Launha731/
Hlunya731/
Laugna731/
Lunnea731/
Llunio731/
Lunioo731/
Leunya731/
Luinja731/
Luinio731/
Lunjja731/
Lunjah731/
Lunijo731/
Lugnat731/
Luenja731/
Llunja731/
Loniay730/
Luña6786/
Leunyay6722/
Loungna6713/
Lungnoi679/
Laungna678/
Lugnaah676/
Hlungna674/
Lunjgai674/
Lousgna671/
Lunyast671/
Lougnad671/
Leungna671/
Lunyach671/
Lyutnya671/
Lyusnya671/
Laugnay670/

Lunia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lunia in the Georgian language
ლუნიაlunia-
Lunia in the Bengali language
লুনিয়াluniya-
Lunia in the Oriya language
ଲୁଣିଆluni'a66.67
ଲୁନିଆluni'a20
ଲୁଣିଆଁluni'am13.33
Lunia in the Marathi language
लुिनयाluinaya57.14
लुनीयाluniya16.07
लुिणयाluinaya14.29
लुिनआluina'a5.36
लूिनयाluinaya3.57
लुणीयाluniya3.57
Lunia in the Hindi language
लूणीयाluniya50
लुनियाluniya50
Lunia in the Russian language
Луниаlunia-

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