Luau Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Luau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Luau (21) may also be a first name.

Luau Last Name Facts

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

Luau occurs most in Malaysia. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Luau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luau? popularity and diffusion

The surname Luau is the 3,432,070th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. Luau is primarily found in Asia, where 70 percent of Luau reside; 70 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 70 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Luau is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 21 people.

The surname Luau is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,966,282. In Malaysia Luau is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia Luau is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside.

Luau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Luau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Luau surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Luau Last Name Statistics demography

Luau earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.35% less than the national average, earning $36,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luaus893/
Liuau891/
Luault8012/
Luou7518/
Luoyu6735/
Liuou6729/
Luohu6726/
Luoou674/
Luous673/
Luojus60143/
Luohou608/
Luoyue601/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Luau
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