Lu Surname

19^th

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 21,328,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

China

Highest density in:

China

Lu Surname User-submission:

A Chinese surname with several meanings, e.g. 'road', 'path', 'mainland'.

Lu Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
China	20,627,593	1:66	12
Taiwan	323,528	1:72	16
Vietnam	199,281	1:465	53
United States	41,325	1:8,771	1,059
Thailand	27,399	1:2,578	46
Singapore	18,579	1:296	49
Hong Kong	16,586	1:442	77
Myanmar	15,119	1:3,435	164
Canada	9,872	1:3,732	493
Malaysia	6,651	1:4,435	633
Australia	6,502	1:4,152	602
Philippines	5,687	1:17,802	2,091
Angola	3,155	1:8,554	1,062
Macau	2,575	1:234	63
Cambodia	2,294	1:6,751	817
France	2,007	1:33,096	4,011
England	1,971	1:28,269	3,823
Spain	1,599	1:29,238	2,994
India	1,372	1:559,086	27,431
Indonesia	1,166	1:113,421	11,539
Russia	1,082	1:133,201	15,653
Brazil	992	1:215,801	8,323
Japan	942	1:135,716	7,189
New Zealand	892	1:5,077	820
United Arab Emirates	870	1:10,531	1,321
Germany	752	1:107,055	13,230
Sweden	553	1:17,806	1,496
Bangladesh	541	1:294,560	8,696
Portugal	472	1:22,073	1,514
Italy	389	1:157,215	24,337
South Africa	381	1:142,199	16,324
Netherlands	376	1:44,913	7,634
Peru	329	1:96,608	6,265
Dominican Republic	316	1:33,016	1,894
Panama	316	1:12,381	1,013
Mexico	262	1:473,764	8,730
Egypt	244	1:376,786	23,402
Chile	228	1:77,265	3,104
Suriname	205	1:2,696	419
Belgium	201	1:57,197	9,269
Saudi Arabia	199	1:155,054	22,057
Ecuador	167	1:95,245	6,085
Norway	151	1:34,055	4,792
Guatemala	146	1:110,155	3,044
Switzerland	142	1:57,837	7,311
Tonga	140	1:767	219
Morocco	136	1:253,501	42,794
Denmark	134	1:42,125	4,385
Argentina	131	1:326,286	25,825
Scotland	119	1:44,990	4,039
Papua New Guinea	102	1:79,938	10,532
Qatar	94	1:25,085	2,628
Belarus	80	1:118,763	17,417
Finland	77	1:71,386	7,933
Greece	71	1:156,053	25,589
Ukraine	69	1:659,749	70,382
Brunei	65	1:6,442	888
Ireland	63	1:74,745	4,569
South Korea	61	1:840,004	291
Bahrain	59	1:22,858	4,582
Estonia	58	1:22,790	4,104
Kuwait	58	1:65,529	7,566
Austria	56	1:152,061	20,229
Kazakhstan	53	1:333,632	27,314
Hungary	50	1:196,326	16,661
Paraguay	49	1:147,689	3,066
Belize	43	1:8,267	1,180
Costa Rica	42	1:113,811	1,827
DR Congo	41	1:1,801,941	95,514
Guam	41	1:3,905	492
Mongolia	39	1:72,443	5,369
Lithuania	37	1:82,016	12,005
Venezuela	36	1:839,002	13,477
Wales	36	1:85,959	7,098
Pakistan	33	1:5,413,451	34,034
Poland	31	1:1,226,089	78,991
Latvia	28	1:73,216	10,778
Mozambique	25	1:1,090,463	1,880
Malta	24	1:17,928	1,021
Luxembourg	23	1:25,241	4,722
Nigeria	22	1:8,051,944	174,166
French Polynesia	18	1:15,600	3,086
Botswana	17	1:128,643	18,229
Ethiopia	16	1:6,096,641	11,907
Laos	16	1:411,770	354
Romania	15	1:1,338,525	53,548
Northern Ireland	14	1:131,788	7,342
Jamaica	13	1:220,765	6,223
Kyrgyzstan	13	1:459,435	35,797
Algeria	12	1:3,219,296	45,820
Azerbaijan	10	1:964,912	14,691
Israel	9	1:950,848	57,975
Malawi	9	1:1,902,123	19,532
Sri Lanka	9	1:2,312,062	9,186
Sudan	9	1:4,167,799	5,799
Uganda	9	1:4,337,698	99,715
Uzbekistan	9	1:3,436,571	32,268
American Samoa	8	1:6,970	1,431
Bolivia	8	1:1,327,054	6,143
Cameroon	8	1:2,596,134	118,056
Colombia	8	1:5,971,759	20,087
Afghanistan	7	1:4,593,312	23,122
Armenia	7	1:418,597	8,462
Cuba	6	1:1,920,453	8,345
Czechia	6	1:1,772,245	105,647
Moldova	6	1:593,561	36,655
Tanzania	6	1:8,823,602	72,091
Croatia	5	1:845,721	48,179
Honduras	5	1:1,763,288	5,823
Serbia	5	1:1,428,990	29,746
Yemen	5	1:5,285,059	21,214
Eritrea	4	1:1,187,975	480
Georgia	4	1:936,386	24,100
Iran	4	1:19,195,631	219,601
Kenya	4	1:11,544,975	62,419
Mali	4	1:4,242,259	2,433
Nepal	4	1:7,120,239	14,461
Senegal	4	1:3,644,836	6,064
Slovenia	4	1:621,919	23,710
Tunisia	4	1:152,656	17,743
United States Virgin Islands	4	1:27,594	3,273
El Salvador	3	1:2,114,629	5,401
Haiti	3	1:3,561,302	20,668
Mauritius	3	1:431,139	12,721
Slovakia	3	1:1,778,817	104,392
Syria	3	1:6,433,674	16,197
Transnistria	3	1:158,233	13,093
Trinidad and Tobago	3	1:454,658	14,297
Zambia	3	1:5,283,307	43,479
Bulgaria	2	1:3,489,452	64,958
Burkina Faso	2	1:9,176,050	23,741
Cape Verde	2	1:264,821	5,214
Congo	2	1:2,494,548	28,763
Cook Islands	2	1:9,090	1,387
Cyprus	2	1:442,438	9,493
Isle of Man	2	1:42,911	3,686
Montenegro	2	1:319,782	7,691
Oman	2	1:1,843,986	9,590
Uruguay	2	1:1,715,879	35,955
Albania	1	1:2,914,055	29,474
Andorra	1	1:83,838	2,381
Aruba	1	1:103,477	2,586
Bahamas	1	1:391,751	2,737
Benin	1	1:10,335,602	103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	1:3,536,402	19,532
Cayman Islands	1	1:63,893	2,384
Comoros	1	1:749,524	685
Falkland Islands	1	1:3,132	317
Fiji	1	1:894,391	4,568
Gabon	1	1:1,889,194	6,814
Ghana	1	1:27,020,692	23,742
Guinea-Bissau	1	1:1,728,021	323
Iceland	1	1:380,090	11,096
Iraq	1	1:35,021,654	31,813
Jersey	1	1:99,202	6,620
Jordan	1	1:8,842,437	26,010
Lebanon	1	1:5,637,083	32,436
Libya	1	1:6,243,974	6,186
Liechtenstein	1	1:38,378	1,726
North Macedonia	1	1:2,101,472	31,546
Madagascar	1	1:23,649,837	9,420
Maldives	1	1:404,172	7,269
Mauritania	1	1:4,094,863	38,869
Namibia	1	1:2,409,401	19,676
Nicaragua	1	1:6,021,090	8,768
Puerto Rico	1	1:3,550,139	9,109
San Marino	1	1:33,214	932
Sierra Leone	1	1:7,089,631	1,533
Togo	1	1:7,247,768	12,049
Turkmenistan	1	1:5,489,112	11,427
Zimbabwe	1	1:15,438,240	133,260

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Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
England	4	1:6,093,842	135,151

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
United States	109	1:460,722	33,053

The alternate forms: Lü (237) & Lú (161) are calculated separately.

Lu (170,717) may also be a first name.

Lu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Chinese surname with several meanings, e.g. 'road', 'path', 'mainland'.

- bigjoke

DNA test information

Lu Demographics

Average Lu Salary in
United States

$51,247^USD

Per year

Rank:

372,538 of 1,180,305

Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:

0.0109482

Rank: 1,098 of 1,181,369

Percentage of national average salary:

118.76%

Sample size: 18,220 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149^USD

Per year

Per month:

$3,596^USD

Per week:

$799^USD

Per day:

$118^USD

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Lu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Lu (Bengali: লু, Hindi: लू, Marathi: लु, Oriya: ଲୁ, Russian: Лу, Tibetan: ཀླུ་) is found in China more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Lü or Lú. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Lu is the 19^th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 342 people. The last name Lu occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Lu are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Lu is also the 6,151^st most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 170,717 people.

It is most commonly used in China, where it is borne by 20,627,593 people, or 1 in 66. Other than China this surname exists in 170 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 2 percent are found and Vietnam, where 1 percent are found.

Lu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Lu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lu surname grew 37,913 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 49,275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (76%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Lu last name are 8.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.79% registered with the political party.

The amount Lu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.91% less than the national average, earning €7,233 per year; in Norway they earn 0.21% less than the national average, earning 345,358 kr per year; in Peru they earn 135.44% more than the national average, earning S/. 45,641 per year; in South Africa they earn 24.42% less than the national average, earning R 179,604 per year; in Vietnam they earn 7.43% less than the national average, earning 76,313,900 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 18.77% more than the national average, earning $51,247 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.24% more than the national average, earning $52,784 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Lü	83	237	/
Lú	83	161	/
Liu	80	74,139,464	/
Lou	80	845,855	/
Lau	80	509,986	/
Luu	80	480,317	/
Lui	80	99,152	/
Lux	80	50,036	/
Leu	80	24,043	/
Luz	80	23,989	/
Luy	80	17,104	/
Lyu	80	13,749	/
Lut	80	8,676	/
Lup	80	5,250	/
Luh	80	2,177	/
Lus	80	1,941	/
Llu	80	485	/
Lud	80	462	/
Luş	80	328	/
Luj	80	24	/
Hlu	80	18	/
Luš	80	12	/
Lưu	80	9	/
Lhu	80	8	/
Lgu	80	7	/
Luň	80	4	/
Luț	80	3	/
Luá	80	2	/
Luí	80	2	/
Luý	80	1	/
Luî	80	1	/
Luș	80	1	/
Luis	67	195,165	/
Luiz	67	38,432	/
Laux	67	17,403	/
Liau	67	8,477	/
Laus	67	7,915	/
Leus	67	6,872	/
Laut	67	6,760	/
Lush	67	6,581	/
Lust	67	6,149	/
Laud	67	5,756	/
Loup	67	4,567	/
Louz	67	4,007	/
Loud	67	3,368	/
Loux	67	2,814	/
Louh	67	2,555	/
Luyt	67	2,386	/
Lahu	67	2,121	/
Leue	67	2,107	/
Luch	67	1,871	/
Lupp	67	1,720	/
Lius	67	1,415	/
Lauz	67	1,359	/
Laup	67	1,125	/
Liut	67	1,083	/
Lous	67	848	/
Ludt	67	838	/
Lout	67	696	/
Hlou	67	664	/
Lutt	67	635	/
Lauš	67	605	/
Ludd	67	560	/
Luss	67	537	/
Lluz	67	515	/
Luit	67	479	/
Luys	67	454	/
Lhou	67	417	/
Louy	67	332	/
Lauß	67	331	/
Hlus	67	273	/
Liud	67	264	/
Lyuu	67	255	/
Llup	67	244	/
Ludh	67	215	/
Lohu	67	211	/
Lyau	67	208	/
Luij	67	203	/
Leuz	67	197	/
Lluy	67	184	/
Lauh	67	183	/
Llau	67	135	/
Luih	67	124	/
Liup	67	103	/
Hluz	67	101	/
Lyuy	67	94	/
Lleu	67	88	/
Leut	67	77	/
Luid	67	74	/
Luța	67	60	/
Hlup	67	51	/
Louč	67	49	/
Leud	67	25	/
Hlau	67	20	/
Lauč	67	20	/
Lyui	67	16	/
Lyuh	67	13	/
Lliu	67	12	/
Luës	67	12	/
Llut	67	10	/
Llui	67	10	/
Løðu	67	9	/
Lauu	67	7	/
Luip	67	7	/
Luzt	67	7	/
Luzz	67	7	/
Lult	67	7	/
Lusd	67	7	/
Luhy	67	6	/
L'Au	67	6	/
Luič	67	6	/
Liuy	67	5	/
Luui	67	5	/
Liui	67	5	/
Luyz	67	4	/
Lhui	67	4	/
Luph	67	4	/
L'Hu	67	4	/
Leup	67	4	/
Liuț	67	4	/
Lhau	67	4	/
Lheu	67	3	/
Llou	67	3	/
Hlui	67	3	/
L'Lu	67	3	/
Luuh	67	3	/
Luhz	67	3	/
Lgau	67	3	/
Luiy	67	2	/
Gliu	67	2	/
Liuz	67	2	/
Lutp	67	2	/
Lgou	67	2	/
Lupì	67	2	/
Lguu	67	2	/
Lhux	67	2	/
Hhlu	67	2	/
Luhd	67	2	/
Llud	67	1	/
Llyu	67	1	/
Lupf	67	1	/
Liux	67	1	/
Lguh	67	1	/
Luuj	67	1	/
Llhu	67	1	/
Luțe	67	1	/
Lujj	67	1	/
Louï	67	1	/
Hleu	67	1	/
Hlyu	67	1	/
Lauș	67	1	/
Leuś	67	1	/
Lluu	67	1	/
Lhlu	67	1	/
Luđa	67	1	/
Hluu	67	1	/
Lujs	67	1	/
Liuj	67	1	/
Llgu	67	1	/
Lyux	67	1	/
Luyj	67	1	/
Lhhu	67	1	/
Lhud	67	1	/
Lhup	67	1	/
Lhut	67	1	/
Lhuz	67	1	/
Hlut	67	1	/
Hlux	67	1	/
Hllu	67	1	/

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Lu Name Transliterations

Transliteration	ICU Latin	Percentage of Incidence
Lu in the Tibetan language
ཀླུ་	lu	-
Lu in the Bengali language
লু	lu	-
Lu in the Oriya language
ଲୁ	lu	92.31
ଳୁ	lu	7.69
Lu in the Marathi language
लु	lu	88.46
लू	lu	7.69
ळू	lu	3.85
Lu in the Hindi language
लू	lu	56.36
लु	lu	43.64
Lu in the Russian language
Лу	lu	-

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Footnotes

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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 Lu
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Lu Surname

Lu Surname User-submission:

Lu Surname Distribution Map

Lu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Lu Demographics

$51,247 USD

Per year

$43,149 USD

Per year

Lu Last Name Facts

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

How Common Is The Last Name Lu? popularity and diffusion

Lu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

Lu Last Name Statistics demography

Phonetically Similar Names

Lu Name Transliterations

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Footnotes

$51,247^USD

$43,149^USD

Where Does The Last Name Lu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

How Common Is The Last Name Lu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Lu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

Lu Last Name Statistics ^demography