Lühning Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Lühning Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lühning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1471:547,65645,370
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Luhning (167) are calculated separately.

Lühning Last Name Facts

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

Lühning occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Luhning. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lühning? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lühning is the 1,348,199th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Lühning are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 547,656. In Germany Lühning is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 71 percent are found, Hamburg, where 17 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 7 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Lühning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lühning has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lühning last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luhning95167/
Lüning921,682/
Lünning861/
Loehning8067/
Luehning8013/
Lining771,172/
Luning77971/
Loning77111/
Lühnen7745/
Luhnin770/
Liening71916/
Lunning71500/
Leuning71389/
Lonning71382/
Luining71210/
Luening71183/
Løining71147/
Liuning71115/
Loening71113/
Launing7123/
Lüninck713/
Lininng711/
Lumning711/
Lutning710/
Lunin677,500/
Linin67442/
Loenning675/
Lünen672/

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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
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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 Lühning
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