Luns Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Latvia

Luns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1101:1,946,13062,141
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Latvia241:85,41912,616
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Lüns (66) are calculated separately.

Luns (18) may also be a first name.

Luns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luns (Russian: Лунс) is found most in Brazil. It can also occur as a variant: Lüns. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luns? popularity and diffusion

The surname Luns is the 950,707th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. Luns occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Luns reside; 41 percent reside in South America and 40 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 18 people.

Luns is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 1,946,130. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Espírito Santo, where 87 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 6 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 3 percent are found. Not including Brazil this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 12 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Luns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Luns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Luns last name grew 173 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Luns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Luns last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Luns earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.85% less than the national average, earning R 135,816 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.52% less than the national average, earning $18,271,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 18.4% more than the national average, earning $51,087 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lüns9266/
Lunse8988/
Luins8944/
Liuns8925/
Launs8917/
Louns8910/
Lunås899/
Lunsp891/
Lunsh891/
Leuns890/
Lusins80134/
Lutnæs80120/
Lutins8068/
Launse8031/
Lucins8029/
Lutens8026/
Lusens8013/
Lucens8013/
Lounse805/
Liuins803/
Launsø802/
Lutyns801/
Lunshe801/
Launns800/
Lunz752,993/
Lons75306/
Lums7535/
Lunx751/
Luytens73164/
Lautens7363/
Laucins7361/
Lunsche7338/
Luchins7335/
Luttens7320/
Lussens734/
Luggins733/
Lunsova733/
Leusins732/
Lusense731/
Luchens731/
Luttins731/
Lunshdt730/
Lunze67314/
Lunch67248/
Loens67193/
Lunje67187/
Lunce67136/
Loons6740/
Lusiense6721/
Lonsh673/
Luijtens672/
Lonns672/
Lumse672/
Leums671/
Lunzd671/
Liunx671/
Lounz671/
Lhuggins671/
Laums671/
Llons671/
Hlons671/
Luims670/
Lonss670/
Loums670/

Luns Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luns in the Russian language
Лунсluns-

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