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

The surname Luau is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Luau is the 3,432,070th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Luau live; 70 percent live in Southeast Asia and 70 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 21 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,966,282. In Malaysia Luau is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 100 percent are found. Other than Malaysia it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 24 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.

Luau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Luau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Luau surname grew 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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