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 found most frequently in Germany. It may occur as a variant: Lünow. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lunow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lunow is the 431,117th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 9,120,833 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Lunow live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 57 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Lunow is most common in Germany, where it is held 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. Not including Germany Lunow occurs 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 prevalency of Lunow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lunow surname rose 1,235 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lunow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lunow surname are 21.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.29% registered to vote for the 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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