Lau Surname
Approximately 509,986 people bear this surname
Lau Surname Definition:
(German) Dweller at the sign of the lion; one who came from Laue or Lauen (lion), in Germany.
Read More About This SurnameLau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 252,031 | 1:29 | 4 |
| Malaysia | 56,457 | 1:522 | 63 |
| Singapore | 54,371 | 1:101 | 11 |
| United States | 41,859 | 1:8,659 | 1,044 |
| Canada | 13,624 | 1:2,704 | 334 |
| DR Congo | 13,148 | 1:5,619 | 659 |
| Macau | 9,129 | 1:66 | 12 |
| Germany | 8,498 | 1:9,473 | 1,188 |
| Indonesia | 7,232 | 1:18,287 | 2,224 |
| China | 6,204 | 1:220,394 | 233 |
| Australia | 5,694 | 1:4,741 | 689 |
| England | 5,436 | 1:10,250 | 1,514 |
| Thailand | 4,937 | 1:14,308 | 1,013 |
| Vietnam | 4,664 | 1:19,864 | 374 |
| Angola | 4,535 | 1:5,951 | 818 |
| Brazil | 3,524 | 1:60,748 | 2,277 |
| Peru | 1,712 | 1:18,565 | 2,229 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,185 | 1:6,881 | 471 |
| India | 1,171 | 1:655,052 | 30,887 |
| France | 1,041 | 1:63,807 | 8,733 |
| Mexico | 991 | 1:125,253 | 4,209 |
| New Zealand | 808 | 1:5,604 | 914 |
| Netherlands | 659 | 1:25,625 | 4,177 |
| Panama | 574 | 1:6,816 | 716 |
| Denmark | 559 | 1:10,098 | 945 |
| Guatemala | 527 | 1:30,517 | 1,881 |
| United Arab Emirates | 488 | 1:18,775 | 2,209 |
| Philippines | 464 | 1:218,186 | 33,852 |
| French Polynesia | 454 | 1:619 | 33 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Poland | 392 | 1:96,961 | 14,819 |
| Nicaragua | 361 | 1:16,679 | 909 |
| Portugal | 349 | 1:29,852 | 1,897 |
| Scotland | 341 | 1:15,700 | 1,955 |
| Kenya | 247 | 1:186,963 | 13,986 |
| Mauritius | 246 | 1:5,258 | 1,060 |
| South Africa | 243 | 1:222,954 | 23,313 |
| Suriname | 243 | 1:2,274 | 306 |
| Vanuatu | 236 | 1:1,116 | 281 |
| Venezuela | 235 | 1:128,528 | 4,233 |
| Solomon Islands | 229 | 1:2,533 | 242 |
| Japan | 220 | 1:581,110 | 15,610 |
| Chile | 213 | 1:82,706 | 3,264 |
| Spain | 207 | 1:225,855 | 14,954 |
| Jamaica | 199 | 1:14,422 | 1,412 |
| Romania | 196 | 1:102,438 | 11,607 |
| Cuba | 195 | 1:59,091 | 2,280 |
| Dominican Republic | 193 | 1:54,057 | 2,726 |
| Austria | 188 | 1:45,295 | 7,246 |
| Sweden | 188 | 1:52,376 | 4,036 |
| Pakistan | 185 | 1:965,643 | 12,741 |
| Switzerland | 183 | 1:44,879 | 6,162 |
| Taiwan | 161 | 1:145,620 | 1,299 |
| Argentina | 157 | 1:272,251 | 21,915 |
| Russia | 145 | 1:993,952 | 76,823 |
| Cambodia | 133 | 1:116,445 | 2,516 |
| Italy | 132 | 1:463,308 | 48,643 |
| Ireland | 121 | 1:38,917 | 3,091 |
| Wales | 118 | 1:26,225 | 2,724 |
| Belgium | 117 | 1:98,262 | 15,033 |
| Northern Ireland | 99 | 1:18,637 | 2,335 |
| Nigeria | 87 | 1:2,036,124 | 71,256 |
| Costa Rica | 85 | 1:56,236 | 1,225 |
| Norway | 74 | 1:69,490 | 9,776 |
| Brunei | 67 | 1:6,250 | 869 |
| Kazakhstan | 64 | 1:276,289 | 23,675 |
| Honduras | 57 | 1:154,674 | 1,998 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 56 | 1:24,357 | 2,692 |
| Czechia | 51 | 1:208,499 | 29,840 |
| Guam | 41 | 1:3,905 | 492 |
| Ukraine | 36 | 1:1,264,519 | 108,003 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| South Korea | 29 | 1:1,766,905 | 426 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Mozambique | 25 | 1:1,090,463 | 1,880 |
| Aruba | 23 | 1:4,499 | 638 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Finland | 18 | 1:305,372 | 22,464 |
| Greece | 17 | 1:651,752 | 73,285 |
| Paraguay | 16 | 1:452,297 | 6,189 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| Isle of Man | 15 | 1:5,721 | 1,243 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 14 | 1:426,618 | 34,019 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| Bulgaria | 8 | 1:872,363 | 31,900 |
| El Salvador | 7 | 1:906,270 | 3,798 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1:63,348 | 4,218 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Puerto Rico | 6 | 1:591,690 | 3,707 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Latvia | 5 | 1:410,009 | 28,210 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 1:606,918 | 21,375 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | 1:12,955 | 1,460 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 467 | 1:107,535 | 10,760 |
The alternate forms: Laù (1) are calculated separately.
Lau (22,725) may also be a first name.
Lau Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Dweller at the sign of the lion; one who came from Laue or Lauen (lion), in Germany.
User-submitted Reference
The translation of the Chinese characters mean 'handsome'.
- byiu000Lau Demographics
Average Lau Salary in
United States
$50,517 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lau (Bengali: লাউ, Georgian: ლაუ, Hindi: लाऊ, Marathi: लऊ, Oriya: ଲାଉ, Russian: Лау, Tibetan: ལའུ་) is more frequently found in Hong Kong than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Laù. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,052nd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 14,290 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Lau live; 53 percent live in East Asia and 52 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 34,325th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 22,725 people.
The surname Lau is most prevalent in Hong Kong, where it is carried by 252,031 people, or 1 in 29. Besides Hong Kong Lau is found in 152 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 11 percent live and Singapore, where 11 percent live.
Lau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lau last name increased 8,963 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 38,829 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Lau surname is principally Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Lau surname are 19.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.06% registered with the political party.
The amount Lau earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 62.32% less than the national average, earning €11,315 per year; in Norway they earn 8.3% less than the national average, earning 317,353 kr per year; in Peru they earn 54.72% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,992 per year; in South Africa they earn 68.09% more than the national average, earning R 399,456 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.68% less than the national average, earning $22,093,000 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 4.93% more than the national average, earning 86,502,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 17.08% more than the national average, earning $50,517 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.38% more than the national average, earning $60,804 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laù | 89 | 1 | / |
| Laux | 86 | 17,403 | / |
| Laue | 86 | 8,930 | / |
| Liau | 86 | 8,477 | / |
| Laus | 86 | 7,915 | / |
| Laut | 86 | 6,760 | / |
| Laud | 86 | 5,756 | / |
| Lahu | 86 | 2,121 | / |
| Layu | 86 | 1,387 | / |
| Laiu | 86 | 1,377 | / |
| Lauz | 86 | 1,359 | / |
| Laju | 86 | 1,181 | / |
| Laup | 86 | 1,125 | / |
| Lauš | 86 | 605 | / |
| Lauß | 86 | 331 | / |
| Lyau | 86 | 208 | / |
| Lauh | 86 | 183 | / |
| Llau | 86 | 135 | / |
| Laué | 86 | 22 | / |
| Hlau | 86 | 20 | / |
| Lauč | 86 | 20 | / |
| Lauy | 86 | 16 | / |
| Lauu | 86 | 7 | / |
| L'Au | 86 | 6 | / |
| Lhau | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lgau | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lauș | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lu | 80 | 21,328,039 | / |
| La | 80 | 502,950 | / |
| Loyau | 75 | 1,026 | / |
| Layus | 75 | 956 | / |
| Lauya | 75 | 766 | / |
| Lauch | 75 | 703 | / |
| Laiou | 75 | 648 | / |
| Laius | 75 | 620 | / |
| Laoue | 75 | 575 | / |
| Layou | 75 | 466 | / |
| Laupp | 75 | 417 | / |
| Lautt | 75 | 402 | / |
| Liaud | 75 | 380 | / |
| Laush | 75 | 331 | / |
| Layau | 75 | 300 | / |
| Lauss | 75 | 291 | / |
| Hlahu | 75 | 232 | / |
| Lauts | 75 | 163 | / |
| Lault | 75 | 112 | / |
| Lauye | 75 | 111 | / |
| Liaut | 75 | 102 | / |
| Laheu | 75 | 99 | / |
| Lajou | 75 | 96 | / |
| Lausz | 75 | 68 | / |
| Laust | 75 | 64 | / |
| Laudt | 75 | 62 | / |
| Lahau | 75 | 54 | / |
| Laihu | 75 | 52 | / |
| Laudh | 75 | 51 | / |
| Lațiu | 75 | 40 | / |
| Leiau | 75 | 33 | / |
| L'Lau | 75 | 31 | / |
| Lauia | 75 | 27 | / |
| Lajuu | 75 | 21 | / |
| Lyaus | 75 | 19 | / |
| Luyau | 75 | 19 | / |
| Layut | 75 | 19 | / |
| Leyau | 75 | 18 | / |
| Laucz | 75 | 18 | / |
| Hlaus | 75 | 17 | / |
| Lahuh | 75 | 15 | / |
| Laues | 75 | 14 | / |
| Liaus | 75 | 14 | / |
| Layup | 75 | 13 | / |
| Lahiu | 75 | 11 | / |
| Lujau | 75 | 10 | / |
| Layuh | 75 | 9 | / |
| Liauh | 75 | 8 | / |
| Leauh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Lauet | 75 | 7 | / |
| Lajuz | 75 | 7 | / |
| Laaju | 75 | 6 | / |
| Layuz | 75 | 6 | / |
| Layud | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lauyo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lhaut | 75 | 4 | / |
| Laueh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lauph | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lauie | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lauds | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lahju | 75 | 2 | / |
| D'Lau | 75 | 2 | / |
| Liaux | 75 | 2 | / |
| Llaut | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lahhu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Laued | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lleau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lhaue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leauy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laudd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lauee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lajuo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Llaus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyaud | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lauys | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lauzz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laiau | 75 | 1 | / |
| L'Hau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lajuh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lauhd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lauyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlauh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laudz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Layhu | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lauyh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Liu | 67 | 74,139,464 | / |
| Luo | 67 | 14,714,385 | / |
| Lai | 67 | 3,581,809 | / |
| Lou | 67 | 845,855 | / |
| Luu | 67 | 480,317 | / |
| Lay | 67 | 335,240 | / |
| Lui | 67 | 99,152 | / |
| Lad | 67 | 82,400 | / |
| Hla | 67 | 56,653 | / |
| Lux | 67 | 50,036 | / |
| Lea | 67 | 47,342 | / |
| Lat | 67 | 38,119 | / |
| Lia | 67 | 35,092 | / |
| Lah | 67 | 29,893 | / |
| Leu | 67 | 24,043 | / |
| Luz | 67 | 23,989 | / |
| Las | 67 | 17,389 | / |
| Luy | 67 | 17,104 | / |
| Lyu | 67 | 13,749 | / |
| Loa | 67 | 9,955 | / |
| Lap | 67 | 8,996 | / |
| Lue | 67 | 8,902 | / |
| Lut | 67 | 8,676 | / |
| Laz | 67 | 7,901 | / |
| Laa | 67 | 6,108 | / |
| Lae | 67 | 6,071 | / |
| Lup | 67 | 5,250 | / |
| Lla | 67 | 4,823 | / |
| Laj | 67 | 4,685 | / |
| Lya | 67 | 4,060 | / |
| Luh | 67 | 2,177 | / |
| Lus | 67 | 1,941 | / |
| Layous | 67 | 527 | / |
| Llu | 67 | 485 | / |
| Laucht | 67 | 483 | / |
| Lud | 67 | 462 | / |
| Laouet | 67 | 414 | / |
| Lha | 67 | 404 | / |
| Luş | 67 | 328 | / |
| Laç | 67 | 322 | / |
| Laoues | 67 | 266 | / |
| Loyeau | 67 | 182 | / |
| Lahoue | 67 | 149 | / |
| Loyaux | 67 | 130 | / |
| Léa | 67 | 74 | / |
| Hlauyo | 67 | 69 | / |
| Laugie | 67 | 56 | / |
| Liault | 67 | 52 | / |
| Liaush | 67 | 50 | / |
| Lyaush | 67 | 34 | / |
| Layout | 67 | 33 | / |
| Lahayu | 67 | 32 | / |
| Lauová | 67 | 28 | / |
| Luj | 67 | 24 | / |
| Laï | 67 | 22 | / |
| Llauet | 67 | 20 | / |
| Lúa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Loyaud | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hlu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lahjou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Leault | 67 | 15 | / |
| Luš | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lauhio | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lauhee | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lahaju | 67 | 9 | / |
| Laihou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lưu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lhu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lgu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Llautt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lač | 67 | 6 | / |
| Laious | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lautch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Layaud | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lað | 67 | 5 | / |
| Llauss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lajoud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laÿ | 67 | 4 | / |
| Llauja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luň | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lyayus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laoued | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laajus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luț | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laujis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luá | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luí | 67 | 2 | / |
| L'Haut | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laà | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laá | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laî | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lauweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loieau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lauwes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laihuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Layush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laihut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leaush | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leautt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laueth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlauye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lejaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laouez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luý | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lejaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lùa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lóa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layouz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leauth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauhue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauyet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laggiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laouhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Ault | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhajou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liauht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llauji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lajudh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laihud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahjau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laiush | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lauous | 67 | 0 | / |
Lau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lau in the Georgian language | ||
| ლაუ | lau | - |
| Lau in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལའུ་ | la'u | - |
| Lau in the Bengali language | ||
| লাউ | la'u | - |
| Lau in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାଉ | la'u | 66.67 |
| ଲଉ | la'u | 21.43 |
| ଲାଊ | la'u | 7.14 |
| ଲଊ | la'u | 4.76 |
| Lau in the Hindi language | ||
| लाऊ | la'u | 42.29 |
| लौ | lau | 32 |
| लाउ | la'u | 15.43 |
| लऊ | la'u | 6.29 |
| लौ़ | lau | 0.57 |
| लाू | lau | 0.57 |
| Lau in the Marathi language | ||
| लऊ | la'u | 40.41 |
| लवू | lavu | 29.8 |
| लवु | lavu | 9.48 |
| लाउ | la'u | 9.26 |
| लउ | la'u | 6.09 |
| लौ | lau | 0.45 |
| Lau in the Russian language | ||
| Лау | lau | - |
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