Lunow Surname

431,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Lunow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lunow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4431:181,72821,226
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Norway61:857,04855,549
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England41:13,929,515290,718
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Lünow (4) are calculated separately.

Lunow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lunow is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Lünow. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lunow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 431,117th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,120,833 people. Lunow occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Lunow reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Lunow is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 443 people, or 1 in 181,728. In Germany Lunow is most prevalent in: Berlin, where 30 percent reside, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 18 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Germany it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Denmark, where 4 percent reside.

Lunow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lunow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lunow surname increased 1,235 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lunow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lunow surname are 21.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lunow earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 82.11% more than the national average, earning 630,259 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.34% more than the national average, earning R 352,512 per year; in United States they earn 4.57% less than the national average, earning $41,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.79% less than the national average, earning $44,818 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lünow934/
Luhnow91178/
Luenow9166/
Lunowa9130/
Lungow918/
Launow911/
Lungnow833/
Lunaw80794/
Linow80560/
Lunov80163/
Lonow8015/
Lunob801/
Lunof801/
Lunova73264/
Leunov73244/
Lungov73142/
Launov7357/
Lunhov7345/
Lunnov7332/
Lunovs7331/
Lienow7325/
Lunoff7320/
Liunov7314/
Lgunov7314/
Lyunov7310/
Lugnov732/
Lounov731/
Lusnov731/
Luynov731/
Luhnov731/
Lunguw731/
Leunova67245/
Lungova6777/
Lunnova6773/
Launova6756/
Lunhova6744/
Lyungov6734/
Liunova6715/
Lyunova6712/
Lounova679/
Luhynov678/
Lgunova677/
Lautnov672/
Luhnovs671/
Lounoub671/
Luynova671/
Lyunnov671/
Hlyunov671/

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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 Lunow
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