Luise Forename
9,459th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 108,637 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany
Luise Forename User-submission:
The name Luisa (Luiza) or Luise (Luize) means 'guardian of light', 'warrior of light', 'one who carries the light'.
Luise Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 100% | 88,681 | 1:1,090 | 247 |
| Austria | 100% | 5,413 | 1:1,573 | 247 |
| DR Congo | 99% | 3,095 | 1:23,854 | 1,877 |
| Brazil | 100% | 2,112 | 1:101,438 | 5,608 |
| United States | 91% | 2,100 | 1:172,637 | 6,449 |
| Namibia | - | 1,928 | 1:1,247 | 259 |
| Denmark | - | 1,148 | 1:4,921 | 588 |
| Italy | 99% | 943 | 1:64,753 | 1,511 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 884 | 1:9,291 | 968 |
| England | 100% | 250 | 1:222,412 | 6,311 |
| Canada | 100% | 204 | 1:162,418 | 6,730 |
| Indonesia | - | 183 | 1:1,409,638 | 79,613 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 166 | 1:130,184 | 6,269 |
| India | 79% | 159 | 1:7,640,742 | 252,425 |
| South Africa | 96% | 159 | 1:342,973 | 18,592 |
| Thailand | 100% | 128 | 1:547,389 | 25,246 |
| Papua New Guinea | 53% | 87 | 1:93,705 | 8,633 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 79 | 1:213,950 | 7,833 |
| Sweden | 100% | 78 | 1:126,383 | 5,084 |
| Nigeria | 74% | 66 | 1:2,690,369 | 48,718 |
| Liberia | 94% | 46 | 1:95,914 | 4,214 |
| Philippines | 58% | 44 | 1:2,409,306 | 51,061 |
| Australia | - | 38 | 1:359,411 | 6,666 |
| Portugal | - | 37 | 1:281,375 | 5,179 |
| France | 100% | 36 | 1:1,846,398 | 11,178 |
| Kenya | 44% | 31 | 1:1,493,778 | 19,856 |
| Zimbabwe | 92% | 30 | 1:514,127 | 22,957 |
| Scotland | 100% | 28 | 1:191,084 | 3,449 |
| Belgium | 100% | 26 | 1:441,925 | 7,537 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 26 | 1:2,103 | 430 |
| Norway | 100% | 25 | 1:205,293 | 5,123 |
| Estonia | 100% | 23 | 1:57,190 | 3,101 |
| China | - | 21 | 1:65,050,275 | 63,020 |
| Uganda | 67% | 20 | 1:2,047,846 | 26,620 |
| Czechia | 75% | 19 | 1:560,851 | 2,621 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 19 | 1:549,014 | 14,985 |
| American Samoa | - | 17 | 1:3,285 | 601 |
| New Zealand | - | 17 | 1:266,826 | 8,395 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 17 | 1:1,776,582 | 32,368 |
| Israel | 69% | 16 | 1:525,182 | 10,080 |
| Mexico | 88% | 15 | 1:8,276,295 | 27,186 |
| Argentina | 63% | 14 | 1:3,055,232 | 9,516 |
| Chile | 100% | 13 | 1:1,354,401 | 10,891 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 13 | 1:2,912 | 381 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 12 | 1:4,399,027 | 26,540 |
| Greenland | - | 10 | 1:5,637 | 682 |
| Malaysia | 67% | 10 | 1:3,044,994 | 79,253 |
| Spain | 100% | 10 | 1:4,652,996 | 15,347 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 9 | 1:804,089 | 6,114 |
| Peru | 100% | 9 | 1:3,532,384 | 29,289 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 9 | 1:2,641,076 | 57,947 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Finland | 100% | 7 | 1:783,312 | 7,794 |
| Benin | 100% | 6 | 1:1,762,640 | 36,264 |
| Greece | 100% | 6 | 1:1,822,425 | 10,706 |
| Cuba | - | 5 | 1:2,301,310 | 5,387 |
| Romania | - | 5 | 1:4,010,395 | 28,162 |
| Wales | 100% | 5 | 1:618,862 | 7,373 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 4 | 1:4,594,867 | 56,462 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Haiti | - | 4 | 1:2,681,738 | 23,796 |
| Cyprus | - | 3 | 1:290,359 | 3,456 |
| Russia | 100% | 3 | 1:48,077,901 | 98,779 |
| Senegal | 100% | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| Singapore | - | 3 | 1:2,095,685 | 22,815 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,770,021 | 5,487 |
| Turkey | 100% | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Congo | 100% | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 2 | 1:290,478 | 6,813 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Algeria | 100% | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Colombia | 100% | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Croatia | - | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
The alternate forms: Luíse (14), Luisé (1) & Luisė (1) are calculated separately.
Luise (3,420) may also be a surname.
Luise Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Luisa (Luiza) or Luise (Luize) means 'guardian of light', 'warrior of light', 'one who carries the light'.
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