Lon Surname

6,826th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82,918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Lon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia43,7121:35473
Vietnam31,3311:2,957156
Pakistan3,2811:54,4482,165
Indonesia1,0801:122,45312,340
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Cameroon6271:33,1254,472
United States4151:873,39566,215
Malaysia3211:91,8826,384
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
India1501:5,113,769127,237
Philippines1331:761,19074,637
Spain1191:392,87421,594
Ivory Coast791:292,04111,081
Thailand521:1,358,430190,094
Argentina521:821,98954,134
France521:1,277,360130,443
Myanmar491:1,059,959527
Mexico401:3,103,15523,265
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
China331:41,433,9872,228
Taiwan311:756,2825,404
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
England251:2,228,72284,230
Austria221:387,06540,442
Faroe Islands211:2,333264
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Macau211:28,649336
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Estonia151:88,12015,474
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:328,22725,501

The alternate forms: Lón (42) & Loñ (10) are calculated separately.

Lon (133,732) may also be a first name.

Lon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lon (Bengali: লোন, Hindi: लोन, Marathi: लोन) occurs most in Cambodia. It can also occur as: Lón or Loñ. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,826th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 87,889 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Lon are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 53 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 7,791st most frequently held first name on earth, held by 133,732 people.

The surname is most common in Cambodia, where it is held by 43,712 people, or 1 in 354. In Cambodia it is primarily concentrated in: Siem Reap Province, where 13 percent reside, Phnom Penh, where 10 percent reside and Kandal Province, where 9 percent reside. Not including Cambodia this last name occurs in 77 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 38 percent reside and Pakistan, where 4 percent reside.

Lon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lon surname grew 271 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lon surname is chiefly Orthodox (77%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Lon last name are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lon earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 39.77% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,675 per year; in United States they earn 14.82% less than the national average, earning $36,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.15% less than the national average, earning $38,180 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lón8942/
Loñ8910/
Long863,578,005/
Lone8693,354/
Lyon8664,333/
Lion8631,452/
Loun867,540/
Luon867,248/
Loon866,229/
Lohn863,495/
Lont861,815/
Loin861,650/
Loen861,586/
Lond86889/
Lonn86598/
Lonh86509/
Hlon86109/
Lotn8648/
Loyn8628/
Lhon8610/
Llon867/
Lgon865/
Lojn864/
Lomn862/
Lonq861/
Losn860/
Luong75622,644/
Liong7520,322/
Loong757,495/
Lione751,598/
Lohyn751,388/
Losin751,272/
Londt751,022/
Loing75961/
Lotin75850/
Losen75829/
Loung75703/
Lound75611/
Lonne75606/
Loynd75503/
Loone75481/
Lount75458/
Luonh75455/
Loten75428/
Llong75189/
Loune75189/
Hlong75166/
Loine75144/
Luond7596/
Loehn7592/
Loncq7588/
Londh7581/
Losyn7580/
Lyonh7572/
Loßin7565/
Hlone7564/
Lionn7559/
Lohun7553/
Longh7541/
Locin7538/
Longg7529/
Lyonn7523/
Luont7522/
Hlond7520/
Loond7516/
Lotyn7515/
Lonhe7514/
Liond7514/
Locen7513/
Losne7512/
Hloen7511/
Lounh7510/
Lomne7510/
Loyne759/
Logne758/
Llyon758/
Luone758/
Llion757/
Llone757/
Lyosn757/
D'Lon756/
Lhong756/
Glion755/
Lonng754/
Hloin754/
Lloyn753/
Loink753/
Lhoen753/
Lhone753/
Loyng753/
Lotén753/
Lonck752/
Hllon752/
Llond752/
Longq752/
Lonhg752/
Loohn752/
Lohnn752/
Liont752/
L'Ong752/
Loint752/
Lloen752/
Lyont751/
Loont751/
Loynn751/
Lhoun751/
Liuon751/
Llohn751/
Lyoën751/
Llonc751/
Losnk751/
Loyhn751/
Loenn751/
Loind750/
Loynk750/
Loomn750/
Lan672,653,285/
Lun6739,031/
Lom679,043/
Loosen672,964/
Lottin672,212/
Longue671,352/
Lochen671,227/
Looten671,132/
Lochin67753/
Losing67752/
Lossin67597/
Loteng67554/
Lionne67400/
Lotten67316/
Lohyna67258/
Lossen67256/
Loggin67223/
Loseng67174/
Lán67161/
Lousen67120/
Loysen67116/
Loisen67110/
Lyosin67106/
Lonova6799/
Lyotin6787/
Loting6777/
Lonque6749/
Geelon6743/
Loisne6740/
Lousin6736/
Loceng6733/
Lougne6733/
Liotin6731/
Loiten6729/
Louten6728/
Longne6723/
Loigne6723/
Loisin6722/
Lonová6722/
Lloung6717/
Loutin6716/
Liuone6714/
Lounck679/
Losink679/
Lodten678/
Looßen676/
Lošenc676/
Lhoten675/
D'Long675/
Locing675/
Loitin675/
Loshyn674/
Lloynd673/
Llosen673/
Llocin673/
Luosen673/
Hlotyn673/
Loytin672/
Lioina672/
Liooun672/
Lohnne672/
Lounne672/
Glihon672/
Loosin672/
D'Lion672/
L'Hong672/
L'Long672/
Lhonne672/
Locisn672/
Lohtin672/
Loseen672/
Liosen672/
Hlonne672/
Loityn672/
Lohyne672/
Luongh671/
Losien671/
Losinn671/
Lottne671/
Loucen671/
Loundh671/
Loutyn671/
D'Lyon671/
Locent671/
Liondd671/
Lân671/
Làn671/
Lün671/
Llounc671/
Lluong671/
Lomgne671/
Loungk671/
Lounhe671/
Loysin671/
Hlotin671/
L'Lyon671/
Loinng671/
Lhoong671/
D'Lont671/
Losnng671/
Loucin671/
Locend670/
Lohten670/
Loundt670/
Losend670/

Lon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lon in the Bengali language
লোনlona-
Lon in the Hindi language
लोनlona93.55
लोणlona3.23
ल्ोनlona3.23
Lon in the Marathi language
लोनlona52.5
लोणlona35
लोणीloni5
लोङlona5
लॉनlona2.5

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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 Lon
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