Luther Forename
14,320th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 67,445 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica
Luther Forename Definition:
From the German surname Luther, rendered impressive by Martin Luther (1483-1546). Luther is of the same origin as Lothair, q. v.
Luther Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 41,924 | 1:8,647 | 989 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 5,157 | 1:50,022 | 6,359 |
| DR Congo | 99% | 3,499 | 1:21,100 | 1,719 |
| Philippines | 99% | 3,157 | 1:33,579 | 2,867 |
| Jamaica | - | 2,321 | 1:1,242 | 317 |
| Papua New Guinea | 85% | 1,172 | 1:6,956 | 727 |
| Angola | - | 1,080 | 1:24,969 | 1,864 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 1,075 | 1:20,103 | 1,798 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1,040 | 1:50,758 | 3,698 |
| South Africa | 98% | 742 | 1:73,494 | 6,636 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 740 | 1:239,952 | 9,739 |
| Liberia | 99% | 600 | 1:7,353 | 767 |
| Ghana | - | 506 | 1:53,332 | 2,793 |
| Mali | 100% | 387 | 1:43,870 | 2,498 |
| India | 100% | 380 | 1:3,197,047 | 142,408 |
| Kenya | - | 316 | 1:146,541 | 6,674 |
| England | 100% | 267 | 1:208,251 | 6,073 |
| Gabon | 100% | 241 | 1:7,815 | 1,376 |
| Malawi | 100% | 233 | 1:73,443 | 4,317 |
| Canada | 100% | 218 | 1:151,988 | 6,476 |
| Haiti | 100% | 213 | 1:50,361 | 3,340 |
| Congo | 100% | 209 | 1:23,967 | 2,340 |
| Egypt | 100% | 174 | 1:528,166 | 14,341 |
| Brazil | 100% | 163 | 1:1,314,332 | 31,694 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 144 | 1:107,110 | 7,647 |
| Barbados | - | 110 | 1:2,634 | 540 |
| Bahamas | - | 101 | 1:3,954 | 688 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 98 | 1:310,714 | 15,711 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 71 | 1:19,175 | 2,321 |
| Peru | 98% | 70 | 1:454,164 | 8,398 |
| China | - | 60 | 1:22,767,596 | 60,539 |
| Botswana | 100% | 47 | 1:46,478 | 4,592 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 47 | 1:391,053 | 14,356 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 43 | 1:242,588 | 9,234 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 43 | 1:4,135 | 712 |
| Mexico | 93% | 39 | 1:3,183,190 | 15,454 |
| Panama | 100% | 36 | 1:108,515 | 5,216 |
| Germany | 100% | 33 | 1:2,929,633 | 14,580 |
| France | 100% | 32 | 1:2,077,198 | 12,077 |
| Guyana | 100% | 32 | 1:23,852 | 2,782 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 31 | 1:230,709 | 14,681 |
| Wales | 100% | 31 | 1:99,816 | 2,444 |
| Colombia | - | 23 | 1:2,077,345 | 17,160 |
| Australia | - | 22 | 1:620,801 | 9,053 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 22 | 1:4,988 | 824 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 20 | 1:4,970 | 915 |
| Singapore | 100% | 20 | 1:314,353 | 9,609 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 20 | 1:1,510,095 | 28,853 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 19 | 1:250,945 | 5,192 |
| Honduras | 100% | 18 | 1:489,859 | 7,529 |
| Italy | 100% | 18 | 1:3,392,338 | 19,514 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 18 | 1:32,275 | 2,271 |
| Uganda | 93% | 18 | 1:2,275,384 | 28,247 |
| Zambia | - | 18 | 1:880,822 | 15,021 |
| Ecuador | - | 17 | 1:1,042,760 | 8,001 |
| Guam | - | 17 | 1:9,450 | 1,317 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 17 | 1:1,357,408 | 36,328 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 16 | 1:6,974 | 1,095 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 16 | 1:1,485,605 | 45,572 |
| Iraq | 100% | 14 | 1:2,501,276 | 13,388 |
| Benin | 100% | 12 | 1:881,320 | 23,430 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 12 | 1:1,408,507 | 21,461 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 12 | 1:501,528 | 8,668 |
| Hong Kong | - | 11 | 1:704,793 | 4,980 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 9 | 1:17,717,930 | 19,122 |
| Chile | 50% | 9 | 1:1,956,356 | 13,525 |
| Grenada | 100% | 9 | 1:12,014 | 1,427 |
| Aruba | - | 8 | 1:12,972 | 1,901 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Greenland | - | 7 | 1:8,053 | 908 |
| Namibia | - | 7 | 1:343,454 | 5,692 |
| Sweden | 100% | 7 | 1:1,408,272 | 24,832 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:5,208 | 987 |
| Belgium | 100% | 5 | 1:2,298,008 | 20,299 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 5 | 1:10,972 | 1,354 |
| Scotland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,070,073 | 10,235 |
| Denmark | - | 4 | 1:1,412,374 | 15,217 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 4 | 1:12,808 | 1,787 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Russia | - | 4 | 1:36,058,426 | 83,389 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Swaziland | - | 4 | 1:325,044 | 2,285 |
| Cook Islands | - | 3 | 1:6,051 | 772 |
| Israel | 86% | 3 | 1:2,800,973 | 24,529 |
| Japan | - | 3 | 1:42,662,019 | 63,122 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Oman | 100% | 3 | 1:1,369,556 | 7,879 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Thailand | 100% | 3 | 1:23,355,271 | 268,869 |
| Austria | - | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 2 | 1:1,019,998 | 36,117 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 2 | 1:17,354 | 1,059 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Chad | 100% | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
The alternate forms: Lüther (6) & Lúther (1) are calculated separately.
Luther (40,084) may also be a surname.
Luther Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the German surname Luther, rendered impressive by Martin Luther (1483-1546). Luther is of the same origin as Lothair, q. v.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A Teutonic name, meaning: Famous warrior.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Luther Forename Popularity
Luther Demographics
Average Male Luther Height
177.08 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 607 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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