Luby Surname

109,844th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Luby Surname Definition:

Ó Lúbaigh MIF 168; Map Tip

Luby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9151:124,34313,219
England2911:191,47116,969
Canada1931:190,91018,807
Australia1641:164,60817,026
France1611:412,56360,334
Ireland1451:32,4752,778
Scotland801:66,9235,243
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Slovakia271:197,64632,915
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Hungary161:613,51735,830
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Wales91:343,83718,086
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
China31:455,773,85521,925
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1751:25,3142,729
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
Scotland231:162,7496,621
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6291:79,8398,418

The alternate forms: Lubý (12) are calculated separately.

Luby (1,573) may also be a first name.

Luby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Lúbaigh MIF 168; Map Tip

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Polish, Russian, Ukranian) The dear or beloved man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Luby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luby occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Lubý. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 109,844th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,720,790 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Luby are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Luby is also the 195,177th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,573 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,915 people, or 1 in 124,343. In The United States Luby is most numerous in: Illinois, where 8 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 45 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Luby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Luby has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 463 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 251 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 17 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 348 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Luby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Luby surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Luby are 10.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.36% being registered with the party.

The amount Luby earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.78% more than the national average, earning $51,252 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $49,472 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lubý9212/
Lusby894,274/
Lubay892,635/
Lauby89950/
Lubys89445/
Lubey89185/
Lubyi89106/
Luboy8967/
Louby8966/
Lubuy8935/
Lutby8929/
Lubiy8912/
Luhby896/
Leuby895/
Luiby892/
Lueby891/
Luuby891/
Lubyh891/
Lubyo891/
Lubyd891/
Lhuby891/
Lubaya804,354/
Lyubyi80467/
Lyubyy8089/
Leusby8080/
Loubey8059/
Lyuboy8050/
Lyubiy8038/
Laubay8028/
Lubhay8025/
Laubys8019/
L'Huby8016/
Loubay804/
Lushby803/
Lyubey803/
Liubiy802/
Lubytė802/
Lyubay801/
Lubhiy801/
Lubiey801/
Lub'oy801/
Lauboy801/
Leubay801/
Lousby800/
Lusbey800/
Luisby800/
Laubuy800/
Luba7515,115/
Lubi755,400/
Lube752,653/
Liby75886/
Loby75212/
Luvy7531/
Luwy7525/
Lubá752/
Lubhaya733,659/
Lyubaya73168/
Hlubysh73112/
Lyubysh73105/
Loubaya7311/
Liubych735/
Lyubyts735/
Lubaaya732/
Lubooyi731/
Lubis67214,322/
Laube6714,146/
Luber675,874/
Hlubi675,524/
Looby672,723/
Leuba672,157/
Lyuba672,100/
Libay671,999/
Loube671,012/
Luiba67999/
Leube67939/
Luebe67909/
Louba67759/
Lubej67628/
Liuba67579/
Lubet67526/
Lubid67517/
Lobay67369/
Lauba67358/
Libey67294/
Lubea67285/
Lubes67243/
Libuy67185/
Lubai67179/
Liboy67172/
Luway67157/
Lubio67148/
Laubi67110/
Luboa67100/
Lubui6790/
Lubie6781/
Loboy6771/
Loubi6769/
Lubit6759/
Lubei6756/
Lobey6751/
Lyubi6739/
Lubha6739/
Lubee6735/
Lubhaaya6730/
Lubić6729/
Luube6724/
Lubed6723/
Luwey6722/
Lubih6721/
Luibi6721/
Lubiz6720/
Luubi6719/
Luybe6717/
Luyue6716/
Lumpy6712/
Lubaj6711/
Louvy6711/
Libiy6710/
Laubé6710/
Liubi6710/
Lubij678/
Lauwy678/
Lutvy677/
Lubaa677/
Libyi676/
Lubič676/
Hlube675/
Lutbi675/
Lobhy674/
Libyh674/
Luebi674/
Luyva673/
Lubhi673/
Lubuj673/
Lubez673/
Lyube673/
Luvey672/
Lubge672/
Leubi672/
Loubé672/
Lubii672/
Luboi672/
Luviy671/
Luivy671/
Lubahaya671/
Lloby671/
Luwhy671/
Luwoy671/
Liube671/
Liubá671/
Lluba671/
Llubi671/
Lubès671/
Luywe671/
Lubhe671/
Lubiś671/
Hluba671/
Luhbi671/
Lyubhych671/
Lhubi671/

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