Luay Surname

241,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Luay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines9981:101,44117,686
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Indonesia1701:777,93659,310
Cambodia1661:93,2962,334
Iraq731:479,7498,022
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
China31:455,773,85521,925
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
England11:55,718,059489,080
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Luay (13,417) may also be a first name.

Luay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luay is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 241,430th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,403,351 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Luay are found; 81 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 58 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Luay is also the 50,173rd most prevalent given name in the world It is held by 13,417 people.

The last name Luay is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 998 people, or 1 in 101,441. In The Philippines Luay is mostly concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 18 percent live, Eastern Visayas, where 18 percent live and National Capital Region, where 16 percent live. Beside The Philippines it occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Luay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Luay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Luay last name increased 633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Luay Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Luay earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.14% less than the national average, earning $40,174 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luaya891,115/
Lluay89322/
Luayo894/
Luayd891/
Lua'y891/
Luayu891/
Liuay891/
Lua8619,155/
Luhayi8063/
Luayas801/
Luayes801/
Luayos801/
Luat754,765/
Luas752,660/
Luey75876/
Luad75489/
Liua7580/
Luea7576/
Lway7574/
Lvay7565/
Luap7557/
Luoy7527/
Luaj7522/
Luae759/
Hlua758/
Luaa756/
Lbay756/
Llua754/
Luoa754/
Luaz753/
Lyua752/
Llhuayh731/
Louha671,389/
Louey671,074/
Lwayo67860/
Lueya67452/
Luaji67310/
Luiya67194/
Lwaya67158/
Luiyo6788/
Lwayi6782/
Liuea6779/
Luoye6777/
Luaas6773/
Lwayu6745/
Luija6736/
Lueja6729/
Luoyo6719/
Luaia6717/
Luach6714/
Luhaj6713/
Lbahy6712/
Lueia677/
Luejy676/
Lueye675/
Lueas675/
Luash674/
Lyuha674/
Lwaye672/
Luast672/
Luaau672/
Luohy671/
Hluha671/
Luoyd671/
Luaje671/
Luaue671/
Luawe671/
L'Lua671/
Liuas671/
Luoha671/
Hluea671/
Lvayi671/
Hlway671/
Hluas671/
Lbaye671/
Luaie671/
Luoja671/
Luass670/
Luaht670/

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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 Luay
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