da Luz Surname

3,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

da Luz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

da Luz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil139,6081:1,533168
Cape Verde4,8811:10930
Angola2,5631:10,5301,295
Argentina1,8751:22,7961,897
Uruguay1,0861:3,160378
Portugal6891:15,1211,147
France3771:176,18827,418
Spain1811:258,29916,363
Luxembourg1401:4,147566
São Tomé and Príncipe1261:1,408192
South Africa1261:429,98236,940
Netherlands1101:153,52022,896
Australia991:272,68424,601
Venezuela861:351,2107,613
Canada791:466,40040,200
United States761:4,769,196247,034
England591:944,37447,923
Ecuador361:441,82910,328
Paraguay271:268,0284,505
Panama251:156,4905,002
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Costa Rica191:251,5832,896
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Curaçao141:11,232389
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Macau21:300,8151,009
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: da Lúz (2) are calculated separately.

da Luz (26) may also be a first name.

da Luz Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name da Luz Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname da Luz is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: da Lúz. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name da Luz? popularity and diffusion

The last name da Luz is the 3,685th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,816 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of da Luz are found; 94 percent are found in South America and 92 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 26 people.

The last name is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 139,608 people, or 1 in 1,533. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Paraná, where 18 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 13 percent are found and São Paulo, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Brazil da Luz is found in 54 countries. It is also found in Cape Verde, where 3 percent are found and Angola, where 2 percent are found.

da Luz Last Name Statistics demography

The amount da Luz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 78.05% less than the national average, earning €6,593 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.97% more than the national average, earning R 332,616 per year; in United States they earn 22.58% more than the national average, earning $52,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.6% more than the national average, earning $55,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
da Lúz942/
da Luiz9299/
das Luz9245/
da Lutz922/
da Luzz921/
da Luzx921/
da Louz921/
da Lu917/
da Luzzz861/
de Luz831,010/
da Lus83240/
Da-Luz83184/
da Lux839/
da Liu838/
do Luz834/
da Lui832/
da Loz832/
da Luc832/
di Luz831/
da Lou831/
da Lut831/
de Luiz77338/
de Luyz7712/
de Lutz7711/
da Luis779/
di Luiz773/
do Luiz771/
des Luz771/
de Lu7341/
di Lu733/
das Luis712/
de Lautz711/
dos Luiz711/
das Luce711/
de Leu67267/
de Lau67202/
di Leu6726/
do Lou6716/
de Loz6716/
de Lux6715/
de Luy6714/
de Luc6712/
de Lou6712/
das Louha6710/
di Liu679/
de Liu675/
de Lui673/
di Lau672/
de Luu672/
di Luc671/
De-Luz671/
de Lus671/
di Lou671/
da Lúa671/
de Lud670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to da Luz
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