Family name Lanyen (Lanyen 
) , around the globe, is an extremely rare last name. The family name Lanyen is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Venezuela, where it is a very rare surname. Much more frequently, Lanyen is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Lanyen | Taiwan, United States, Thailand, Myanmar, Venezuela |
Wu, Lee, Banda, Liang, Schissler, Boonadulyarat, and Neuenfeldt