Lunyai Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Lunyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lunyai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia381:776,16436,096
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lunyai (30) may also be a first name.

Lunyai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lunyai is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lunyai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,141,416th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Lunyai occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Lunyai reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 97 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 30 people.

The surname is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 776,164. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 87 percent are found, Kuala Lumpur, where 11 percent are found and Johor, where 3 percent are found. Beside Malaysia this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lunyait921/
Launyai921/
Lónyai83103/
Lonyai8357/
Luniai8316/
Lunyayo771/
Lunyoit771/
Lunjaj673/
Lonyoi671/
Llunjaj626/
Loonyoi623/
Lunyoyo622/
Lounioi621/
Lonjaa501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Lunyai
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