Lual Surname

3,455th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Lual Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lual Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan133,1631:8611
Sudan24,3601:1,540223
Kenya2,2841:20,2192,340
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Philippines931:1,088,58389,772
Australia821:329,21628,102
Canada561:657,95753,499
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
England91:6,190,895170,599
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Lual (39,733) may also be a first name.

Lual Last Name Facts

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

Lual is more commonly found in South Sudan than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lual? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,455th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 44,945 people. The surname Lual is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lual reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 22,319th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 39,733 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Sudan, where it is held by 133,163 people, or 1 in 86. Barring South Sudan this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 15 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

Lual Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Lual last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Lual surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lual earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 35.47% less than the national average, earning $27,844 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.85% less than the national average, earning $35,846 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luale8956/
Lualh894/
Luald892/
Lwual891/
Luall891/
Luacel8015/
Louhal801/
Luahle801/
Lwal752,276/
Luol7593/
Lbal753/
Lval753/
Luatehl7314/
Louhall732/
Luhaale731/
Lwale67113/
Lball672/
Lwaal672/
Lwall671/
Liuol671/
Louhault671/
Lwwal671/
Hlwal671/

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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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  • 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 Lual
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