Lureña Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Peru

Lureña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lureña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062

The alternate forms: Lurena (6) are calculated separately.

Lureña Last Name Facts

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

Lureña occurs more in Peru more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Lurena. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lureña? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lureña is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Lureña reside; 63 percent reside in South America and 63 percent reside in Andean South America.

The surname is most frequently used in Peru, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 3,178,412. In Peru it is most common in: Callao Region, where 80 percent reside, Amazonas Region, where 10 percent reside and Lima Province, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Peru it occurs in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 38 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Lureña
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