Lunu Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Lunu (134) may also be a first name.

Lunu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lunu (Hindi: लूणू, Oriya: ଲୁନୁ, Russian: Луну) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lunu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lunu is the 1,701,480th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 54 percent of Lunu reside; 45 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 45 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 800,975th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 134 people.

The last name Lunu is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 2,593,121. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 86 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 6 percent reside and Southeast Sulawesi, where 6 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lungu89254,362/
Lunau891,496/
Lunhu891,479/
Lugnu89102/
Lunut89101/
Lunus8965/
Launu8955/
Luenu8939/
Lounu8913/
Lunnu896/
Liunu894/
Luneu892/
Lunou891/
Luunu891/
Leunu891/
Lyungu80362/
Luingu80233/
Luhnau8094/
Llungu8071/
Lunaud8069/
Leunou8050/
Liungu8039/
Lounou8032/
Lungau8032/
Leunus8029/
Lumnui8026/
Launus8017/
Lungnu807/
Luneus807/
Luenui806/
Laungu805/
Lunguț804/
Loungu804/
Lunguu802/
Lahunu802/
Liunus802/
Lumnuy801/
Lautnu801/
Lgunnu801/
Lunnus801/
Lunnui801/
Luunus801/
Lunaus801/
Lunhui801/
Luunhu801/
Launau801/
Lunnuy801/
Lounui801/
Launeu800/
Luynus800/
Lunnau800/
Linu751,428/
Lonu75135/
Loungou73492/
Luinaud73240/
Launuha7390/
Lungnui732/
L'Lungu731/
Launeus731/
Liuinus731/
Launuis731/
Leumnud731/
Lungnuy731/
Lunnous730/
Linuh67105/
Lunoe6780/
Lonui6755/
Loonu6722/
Linui6711/
Loenu675/
Hlonu674/
Lumhu671/
Lunoo671/
Lusennus671/
Linuț671/
Lonnu671/
Lonuh671/
Lhonu671/
Lienu671/
Lutgneus670/

Lunu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lunu in the Hindi language
लूणूlunu-
Lunu in the Oriya language
ଲୁନୁlunu75
ଲୁନluna12.5
ଲିୁନୁliunu12.5
Lunu in the Russian language
Лунуlunu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lunu
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