La Luz Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

La Luz Surname User-submission:

It is a Spanish surname, which translates to 'the light'.

La Luz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:2,157,494136,287
Uruguay1121:30,6413,531
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Puerto Rico181:197,2302,191
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

La Luz (25) may also be a first name.

La Luz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a Spanish surname, which translates to 'the light'.

- Vincent

La Luz Last Name Facts

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

La Luz is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname La Luz is the 711,133rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 17,688,218 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of La Luz live; 43 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. La Luz is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 25 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 2,157,494. In The United States La Luz is mostly found in: Texas, where 21 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Illinois, where 12 percent are found. Besides The United States La Luz is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Uruguay, where 27 percent are found and Argentina, where 10 percent are found.

La Luz Last Name Statistics demography

La Luz earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.39% less than the national average, earning $35,214 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
La Lu919/
La Lau83170/
La Lou831/
La Luce7794/
Le Louz774/
La Loux771/
La Lout770/
Le Lu73103/
Le Leu67238/
Le Luc6779/
Le Luy6712/
Le Lou6710/
La-Lau679/
Le Luu675/
lo Liu672/
Le Liu672/
La Loc671/
lo Lui671/
Le Loup62237/
Le Loux62148/
Le Lous62129/
Le Leux6218/
Le Luid622/
Le Leuch57563/
Le Loupp57150/
Le Louët5717/
Le Louse571/
Le Lucht571/
Le Lousse539/
Le Louche531/
Le Leuc'h531/
Le Loc5059/
Lo-Lau504/
Lo-Lou503/
Le-Leu502/
Le-Luu501/
Le-Luc501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to La Luz
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