Lunya Surname

686,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Namibia

Lunya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lunya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1271:74,81112,104
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Namibia481:50,1966,143
Uganda471:830,62338,869
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
India111:69,733,217610,955
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Lunya (542) may also be a first name.

Lunya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lunya (Hindi: लूण्या, Marathi: लुनया, Russian: Луня) is held by more people in Belarus than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lunya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 686,443rd most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,869,319 people. Lunya occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Lunya live; 40 percent live in Eastern Europe and 40 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 361,930th most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 542 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Belarus, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 74,811. In Belarus Lunya is mostly found in: Grodno Region, where 61 percent reside, Brest Region, where 12 percent reside and Minsk, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Belarus this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 13 percent reside and Thailand, where 13 percent reside.

Lunya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lunya last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Lunya surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luinya9143/
Lunyat9122/
Lyunya916/
Luunya914/
Liunya914/
Lgunya913/
Launya912/
Leunya911/
Hlunya911/
Leunyay8322/
Lunyast831/
Lyutnya831/
Lyusnya831/
Lunyach831/
Lunia801,423/
Lonya801,216/
Lunha80591/
Lunja80494/
Lugna8082/
Lunea8061/
Lunyo801/
Lungayia7749/
Luneau733,480/
Lunjas73344/
Lusnia73157/
Lungia73120/
Launia7330/
Lougna7326/
Lonyaa7319/
Leugna7317/
Lugnas7314/
Launja7313/
Lounia7313/
Luunja7312/
Lonyay7310/
Lungna737/
Launea735/
Hlonya734/
Loonya734/
Lounyo734/
Luneha734/
Lungea734/
Llugna733/
Luinyo733/
Lónyay732/
Luneay732/
Lounja732/
Luneea732/
Lunjai732/
Lugnat731/
Lunjah731/
Lunnea731/
Lunias731/
Lunjja731/
Luynia731/
Luinja731/
Lugnoy731/
Laugna731/
Leunia731/
Launha731/
Lunjay731/
Lunjau731/
Lugnea731/
Lonyea731/
Llunja731/
Lunnia730/
Luña6786/
Laungia6741/
Loungna6713/
Laungna678/
Lugnaah676/
Hlungna674/
Lunjgai674/
Lougnia671/
Luigney671/
Lonyayi671/
Lougney671/
Loungia671/
Lousnia671/
Leungna671/
Lunihay671/
Lunijay671/
Lousgna671/
Lougnad671/
Leugnia671/
Laugnia670/
Launias670/
Laugney670/
Laugnay670/

Lunya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lunya in the Marathi language
लुनयाlunaya-
Lunya in the Hindi language
लूण्याlunya40
लुण्याlunya40
लून्याlun'ya20
Lunya in the Russian language
Луняluna-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lunya
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