Lunika Surname

266,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lunika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lunika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1571:46,8265,963
Russia2631:547,99649,459
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Lunika (79) may also be a first name.

Lunika Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lunika (Hindi: लुनिका, Oriya: ଲୁନିକା, Russian: Луника) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lunika? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 266,135th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,960,889 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Lunika live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lunika is also the 1,083,225th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 79 people.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,157 people, or 1 in 46,826. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 42 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 38 percent live and Gauteng, where 15 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 18 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Lunika Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lunika has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lunika last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lunika Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lunika last name is principally Christian (67%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Lunika earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.97% more than the national average, earning R 261,324 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lungika92196/
Launika923/
Lusnika922/
Lunikha921/
Lunieka921/
Lunicka921/
Lunnika921/
Launikas8610/
Lutnicka861/
Lusnicka861/
Lonika83246/
Lunyka83147/
Luneka8343/
Luniko8315/
Lunica839/
Linika833/
Lunuka831/
Luniki831/
Lunhka831/
Hlaunicka804/
Lunieke7727/
Lumnica7724/
Launica7711/
Launeka7710/
Luneiko779/
Lunieki774/
Lunicay773/
Lunecka772/
Lungeka772/
Leunica771/
Luniker771/
Hlinika771/
Lhinika771/
Launuka771/
Lunioko771/
Lunnica771/
Llumnica71384/
Luneckas71313/
Hlinicka71118/
Lounieki7152/
Lutnicki7128/
Launicke7127/
Luneicay7119/
Lihnicka711/
Lungnike711/
Lounicki711/
Leuneiko711/
Liumnica711/
Luneko67447/
Luneke67154/
Loneka6769/
Lunice6732/
Linica6721/
Loniko6717/
Lonica6710/
Loniki6710/
Linuka674/
Lonike671/
Lineka671/
Lusnickis671/
Lunicä671/
Lunică671/

Lunika Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lunika in the Hindi language
लुनिकाlunika-
Lunika in the Oriya language
ଲୁନିକାlunika-
Lunika in the Russian language
Луникаlunika-

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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 Lunika
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