Luo Forename

86,339th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 5,929 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Singapore
Highest density in:
Singapore

Luo Forename Definition:

Luo is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: frog clan.

Luo Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Singapore
60%
 
2,5991:2,419339
China-1,2511:1,091,97135,135
Thailand
51%
 
4951:141,54710,568
United States
 
66%
4901:739,87117,155
Taiwan
 
52%
3511:67,7209,255
Brazil
53%
 
1751:1,224,20730,144
Malaysia
 
59%
1721:177,03510,610
Canada-631:525,92713,597
Liberia
55%
 
311:142,3255,578
Australia-281:487,7727,849
DR Congo
100%
271:2,734,35659,996
Hong Kong-221:352,3973,870
England
50%
 
211:2,647,75830,513
New Zealand-181:252,0027,674
Pakistan
100%
171:11,432,80575,526
Philippines
64%
 
151:7,067,298110,797
Zambia-121:1,321,23317,217
Russia
100%
101:14,423,37048,053
Croatia
50%
 
91:468,5645,419
Indonesia-91:28,662,630639,955
France
100%
81:8,308,79227,570
Ecuador-71:2,532,41712,755
Japan-51:25,597,21150,433
Belgium
50%
 
51:2,298,00820,299
Algeria-41:9,544,18014,095
Germany
100%
41:24,169,46959,466
Panama-41:976,63921,104
Egypt
100%
41:22,975,23627,891
Papua New Guinea
75%
 
41:2,038,078115,092
Austria
100%
31:2,838,06711,255
Peru
100%
31:10,597,15158,549
South Africa
50%
 
31:18,177,550242,026
Netherlands
50%
 
31:5,634,02829,480
Nigeria
100%
31:59,188,120318,216
India
100%
31:404,959,3243,244,417
Cambodia
100%
31:5,424,44341,412
Mexico
100%
21:62,072,21496,650
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
South Korea-21:2,772,21027,911
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
Bulgaria-21:3,495,19519,668
Wales
67%
 
21:1,547,15412,610
Greece
50%
 
21:5,467,27417,678
Hungary
100%
21:4,895,8864,852
Italy
74%
 
21:30,531,04557,596
Ivory Coast
100%
21:11,537,96695,271
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Tonga
100%
11:107,436779
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Finland
100%
11:5,483,18325,487
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Lebanon
100%
11:5,627,57119,299
Macau-11:608,2092,350
Marshall Islands
100%
11:51,2305,014
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513

Luo (14,714,385) may also be a surname.

Luo Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Luo is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: frog clan.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Luo Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luot86292/
Luoy8634/
Luos8621/
Luoa8618/
Luoe8611/
Luop866/
Liuo866/
Lluo865/
Luoz863/
Lhuo862/
Luod861/
Lo8051,540/
Luhou75735/
Louho75130/
Luoie7530/
Luoou759/
Liuoy755/
Luodt755/
Luoha755/
Liuos754/
Liuho752/
Luhos752/
Luoch752/
Liuop751/
Lvuoy751/
Luoyd751/
Luohd751/
Luhoo751/
Lou67536,805/
Loi67250,477/
Loy6752,214/
Lua6727,620/
Lau6722,725/
Lot6719,820/
Loz6713,951/
Loh678,619/
Lio678,346/
Loo677,997/
Loa675,322/
Lop673,306/
Leu671,579/
Los671,359/
Lyo67493/
Lod67441/
Loj67385/
Liuhou67286/
Lho67258/
Llo67132/
Lèo6797/
Louhou6778/
Lwo6725/
Hlo6723/
Lbo6718/
Lvo679/
Lgo676/
Loï673/
Luohou673/
Loë672/
Ðlo671/
Lauhou671/
L'O671/
Loá671/
Luoije671/

Luo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luo in the Russian language
Луоluo-

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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 Luo