Luai Surname

473,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Luai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4801:16,9871,699
Malaysia511:578,31828,229
Myanmar491:1,059,959527
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
China21:683,660,78330,601
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Luai (28,674) may also be a first name.

Luai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luai (Oriya: ଲୁଆଇ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Luai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 473,663rd most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,307,703 people. Luai is primarily found in Oceania, where 68 percent of Luai live; 68 percent live in Oceania Islands and 68 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Luai is also the 28,894th most numerous given name world-wide, borne by 28,674 people.

Luai is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 480 people, or 1 in 16,987. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 81 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 6 percent reside and National Capital District, where 4 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 7 percent reside and Myanmar, where 7 percent reside.

Luai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Luai last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Luai earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.12% less than the national average, earning $40,510 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.22% less than the national average, earning $40,630 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luais89139/
Luaih8963/
Liuai8932/
Luaip8917/
Lyuai892/
Luoai892/
Luaid891/
Lueai891/
Luaie891/
Luayis803/
Lhuaio801/
Luahid801/
Luoi75132/
Luae759/
Luois6775/
Lvahi6713/
Luayo674/
Luaistsh671/
Luaer671/
Luoio671/
Luoie671/
Luojie6014/
Luhaär608/
Luouis602/
Lueaye601/
Luhahé601/
Lwaayi601/
Luohio601/
Louhoui551/
Luoisch550/
Lwae50298/
Luoe504/

Luai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luai in the Oriya language
ଲୁଆଇlu'a'i-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Luai
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