Lucia Surname

19,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Lucia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lucia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5171:65,6997,666
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
Italy4,6211:13,2352,137
Brazil3,5261:60,7132,276
Spain1,4081:33,2053,315
Mexico1,2401:100,1023,744
Portugal9151:11,386954
Indonesia6851:193,06518,423
DR Congo6361:116,16312,690
Kenya6221:74,2446,952
Argentina4651:91,9217,749
France3941:168,58626,233
Canada2911:126,61713,224
Cameroon2371:87,63310,590
Dominican Republic2161:48,3012,508
Germany2111:381,54235,859
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
England1481:376,47326,505
Philippines1421:712,94571,974
Botswana1321:16,5683,236
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Australia1281:210,90420,401
Bolivia1281:82,9413,530
Nigeria1041:1,703,29662,619
Guatemala991:162,4513,517
Romania961:209,14420,627
Netherlands721:234,54430,714
Poland671:567,29552,993
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Uganda541:722,95035,796
Uruguay511:67,2897,157
Israel501:171,15317,369
Ecuador441:361,4969,599
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
Colombia371:1,291,19110,220
India371:20,731,497300,213
Panama371:105,7373,952
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
China301:45,577,3862,472
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Malta181:23,9041,289
Slovakia171:313,90944,635
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Nicaragua101:602,1093,988
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Kosovo91:206,8747,430
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Curaçao41:39,312638
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5581:89,9989,285

The alternate forms: Lúcia (728) & Lucìa (5) are calculated separately.

Lucia (2,297,500) may also be a first name.

Lucia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lucia (Marathi: लुिसया, Oriya: ଲୁସିଆ) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Lúcia or Lucìa. For other possible spellings of Lucia click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lucia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lucia is the 19,467th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 258,570 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Lucia reside; 25 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 19 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 248th most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 2,297,500 people.

The last name Lucia is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 5,517 people, or 1 in 65,699. In The United States Lucia is most frequent in: California, where 15 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 107 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 18 percent reside and Italy, where 16 percent reside.

Lucia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lucia has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lucia surname increased 989 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 423 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lucia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lucia last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Lucia surname are 4.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.2% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lucia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 19.9% less than the national average, earning €24,055 per year; in Colombia they earn 54.67% more than the national average, earning $35,115,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.69% more than the national average, earning $46,467 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $54,136 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lúcia93728/
Lucìa935/
Lucias91481/
Llucia91389/
Luciap9148/
Luciat9138/
Loucia917/
Luciah917/
Luicia913/
Laucia912/
Luciaj911/
Luciay911/
Luciaa911/
Luzcia911/
Leucia910/
Luciea910/
Luca8962,974/
D'Lucia832/
Luciadh831/
Llucias831/
Lucio8070,059/
Luisa805,957/
Louca805,201/
Lusia804,977/
Lucha802,242/
Leuca801,650/
Lucea801,388/
Luiza801,074/
Lucza80712/
Lucaj80520/
Locia80451/
Lucay80334/
Lucai80294/
Lucau80207/
Lluca80152/
Luica80130/
Liuca80107/
Lauca8050/
Lucei8013/
Lucsa8010/
Lucaa8010/
Lutca802/
Lucéa802/
Lucÿa801/
Lucaș801/
Luciaous771/
Lucaiova771/
Llauca731,379/
Liucai73574/
Lucios73207/
Luchau73207/
Lutcha73183/
Luczaj73164/
Llusia73143/
Luizza73137/
Lousia73125/
Luisha7384/
Luchay7374/
Luczai7370/
Luchai7367/
Leucea7362/
Luczay7362/
D'Luca7349/
Lutcza7340/
Luchaa7329/
Luisah7327/
Luciot7319/
Liuiza7317/
Hleuca7316/
Luicha7314/
Loucha7314/
Hlucha7314/
Luizah7314/
Luscha7313/
Leucha7313/
Luchah7312/
Luissa7311/
Lutsia7310/
Luccea739/
Luchat739/
Lucsay738/
Laucha738/
Lyusia737/
Llucio737/
Luchas736/
Luicio736/
Llucha736/
Luisay736/
Luťcha736/
Lausia735/
Loucai735/
Luchha734/
Leucio734/
Luczas734/
Lucioh734/
Luycio733/
Luisas733/
Loucio733/
Lluisa733/
Luchea733/
Lucioy733/
Luisia732/
Liucha732/
Luisat731/
Lutcea731/
Liucza731/
Lúciah731/
Liucio731/
Luczau731/
Luceat731/
Luicay731/
Luisai731/
Liauca731/
Luceiz731/
Luizha731/
Lhuisa731/
Loucea730/
Luchaz730/
Loucei730/
Loca6715,945/
Lusa6711,183/
Luza677,868/
Luco672,654/
Luxa67459/
Leutcha67200/
Luša6787/
Luschei6784/
Luţa6782/
Luschay6781/
Luschas6758/
Lucheis6751/
Hloucha6750/
Lauscha6743/
Lushcha6730/
Luchsha6723/
Louchai6719/
Louscha6716/
Leuchai6712/
Luchaha6710/
Lauchas679/
Lucheiz678/
Hluchaň678/
Louchaa674/
Luça674/
Luichau673/
Louchat673/
Lucá673/
Liuchai673/
Luchaup672/
Loutcha672/
D'lucio672/
Lůca672/
Luchhau672/
Lauchai672/
Luxchai672/
Luczaiz671/
Louchad671/
D'Lúcia671/
Lúca671/
Lucă671/
Luchaud671/
Luchzah671/
Lucaová671/
Luschai671/
Luschaj671/
Loutsia671/
Lautcha671/
Luichai671/
Luizsia671/
Lousiea671/
Leuchaa671/
Luchadt670/
Luizsay670/
Lluceas670/
Luidsay670/
Leuchay670/

Lucia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lucia in the Oriya language
ଲୁସିଆlusi'a91.55
ଲୁସିୟାlusiya5.63
ଲୁସୀଆlusi'a1.41
ଲୁଶିୟାlusiya1.41
Lucia in the Marathi language
लुिसयाluisaya88.89
लुशीlusi11.11

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lucia
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