Around the globe, Lanius (Lanius 
) is a very rare epicene forename. The first name Lanius is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name. Much more prevalently, Lanius is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Lanius | Germany, Malaysia, Nigeria, United States, Brazil |