Lua Surname

28,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Lua Surname Definition:

Lua is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: enclosure with flowers.

Lua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico5,1401:24,1491,718
Vietnam4,1091:22,547397
United States2,6221:138,23814,427
Malaysia1,6921:17,4321,685
Philippines1,2481:81,12014,049
DR Congo7731:95,57510,806
Brazil5161:414,87315,763
Singapore4921:11,195558
Papua New Guinea4861:16,7771,667
Ecuador3801:41,8574,367
Indonesia3471:381,12232,528
Portugal2261:46,0982,654
Cambodia1161:133,5102,631
France1061:626,62982,018
United Arab Emirates891:102,9478,862
Thailand821:861,443136,584
Qatar781:30,2313,215
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
Angola491:550,8002,323
England401:1,392,95161,553
Solomon Islands341:17,0603,300
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Australia271:999,84158,390
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
India251:30,682,615377,978
China241:56,971,7323,099
American Samoa221:2,534546
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Kenya161:2,886,24437,784
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Norway61:857,04855,549
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Marshall Islands41:12,9551,460
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Cape Verde31:176,5474,737
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Macau21:300,8151,009
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Lua (27,620) may also be a first name.

Lua Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lua is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: enclosure with flowers.

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Lua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lua (Hindi: लुआ, Oriya: ଲୁଆ, Russian: Луа) is found in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 28,057th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 380,451 people. The surname Lua is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Lua live; 42 percent live in Southeast Asia and 27 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 29,689th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 27,620 people.

The last name Lua is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 5,140 people, or 1 in 24,149. In Mexico it is primarily found in: Michoacán, where 52 percent live, Jalisco, where 13 percent live and México, where 10 percent live. Outside of Mexico this surname is found in 75 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Lua Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lua has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lua last name rose 21,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lua Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lua last name are 43.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Lua earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 31.87% more than the national average, earning 456,369 kr per year; in Peru they earn 64.8% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,946 per year; in United States they earn 17.47% less than the national average, earning $35,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.78% less than the national average, earning $48,300 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luat864,765/
Luas862,660/
Luay861,655/
Luad86489/
Liua8680/
Luea8676/
Luap8657/
Luaj8622/
Luae869/
Hlua868/
Luaa866/
Luoa864/
Llua864/
Luaz863/
Lyua862/
Louha751,389/
Lluay75322/
Liuea7579/
Luaas7573/
Luach7514/
Luhaj7513/
Lyuha754/
Luash754/
Luaau752/
Luast752/
Hluha751/
Hluas751/
Hluea751/
Luoha751/
Liuas751/
Luayd751/
L'Lua751/
Liuay751/
Luaie751/
Lua'y751/
Luass750/
Luaht750/
Luo6714,714,385/
Luhach67212/
Luhoha67193/
Lwa67114/
Lva6759/
Louhau6729/
Liuhau6721/
Luhats6715/
Luhash6714/
Lba6711/
Lyuhas6711/
Luhaat679/
Lwuoha674/
Luhaid671/
Louhai671/
Hlouha671/

Lua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lua in the Hindi language
लुआlu'a-
Lua in the Oriya language
ଲୁଆlu'a-
Lua in the Russian language
Луаlua-

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