Lue Surname

56,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
El Salvador
Highest density in:
El Salvador

Lue Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
El Salvador2,8901:2,195357
United States1,8381:197,20319,429
Jamaica1,0661:2,692421
Ivory Coast6971:33,1012,214
Canada5611:65,6787,612
Tanzania3061:173,01215,142
Nigeria2111:839,53937,032
Indonesia1931:685,22953,355
China1521:8,995,537588
Malaysia1331:221,76112,837
England1001:557,18134,216
Japan981:1,304,53422,820
Burkina Faso701:262,1735,001
Singapore561:98,3524,171
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Liberia431:102,5248,134
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Italy361:1,698,79784,491
Aruba281:3,696529
Hong Kong251:293,4193,083
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Taiwan191:1,233,9348,385
Trinidad and Tobago161:85,2486,095
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
India131:59,005,029552,550
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Belize91:39,4972,328
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Curaçao41:39,312638
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

The alternate forms: Lüe (1) are calculated separately.

Lue (17,584) may also be a first name.

Lue Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lue (Marathi: लुग़े, Oriya: ଲୁଏ, Russian: Луэ, Tibetan: ལུ་) occurs more in El Salvador more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Lüe. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lue? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 56,919th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 818,641 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Lue reside; 33 percent reside in Central America and 32 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 41,522nd most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 17,584 people.

It is most frequently occurring in El Salvador, where it is held by 2,890 people, or 1 in 2,195. In El Salvador it is most numerous in: Sonsonate Department, where 86 percent are found, San Salvador Department, where 4 percent are found and La Libertad Department, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account El Salvador it occurs in 72 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Jamaica, where 12 percent are found.

Lue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lue has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lue last name grew 2,626 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 833 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lue Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lue are 14.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.93% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lue earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 115.02% more than the national average, earning R 510,972 per year; in United States they earn 20.22% more than the national average, earning $51,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.55% more than the national average, earning $64,362 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lüe891/
Laue868,930/
Loue866,362/
Leue862,107/
Lues861,037/
Luey86876/
Luer86771/
Luje86620/
Luet86483/
Luye86370/
Luie8698/
Luez8697/
Luea8676/
Lueh8628/
Liue8617/
Luee8614/
Luej865/
Lued864/
Lyue863/
Hlue862/
Llue861/
Luep860/
Louie7517,748/
Louet752,961/
Louey751,074/
Luyet751,029/
Louer75961/
Laoue75575/
Luies75448/
Liuye75370/
Lugge75235/
Luett75134/
Lauye75111/
Liuea7579/
Luoye7577/
Louhe7554/
Luowe7548/
Loued7547/
Loues7542/
Luehs7531/
Luțea7530/
Louez7528/
Luest7523/
Lugie7519/
Lujie7517/
Hloue7516/
Lujes7515/
Laues7514/
Luedt7510/
Luhie759/
Liuer758/
Louye758/
Lauet757/
Luech756/
Lhuer755/
Lohue754/
Laueh754/
Loueh754/
Luyes753/
Lyuee753/
Luepp753/
Lauie753/
Louje753/
Luije753/
Luess752/
Lueds752/
Lyuer752/
Laued752/
Lueht751/
Luyed751/
Luyeh751/
Lueie751/
Luezs751/
Luoie751/
Louee751/
Luaie751/
Liues751/
Liuje751/
Lhaue751/
Lhoue751/
Leueh751/
Lauee751/
Leuee751/
Luoue751/
Louep751/
Lou'e751/
Luyee751/
Hluea751/
Luihe750/
Luhes750/
Leuhe750/
Lei673,739,001/
Lee672,280,266/
Lou67845,855/
Lau67509,986/
Luu67480,317/
Lui6799,152/
Lie6750,006/
Lea6747,342/
Ley6727,224/
Leu6724,043/
Luy6717,104/
Lye6713,181/
Loe6711,155/
Lae676,071/
Laouet67414/
Luecht67372/
Lej67274/
Laoues67266/
Lahoue67149/
Louies67132/
Lohoue67120/
Lohues67102/
Laugie6756/
Lwe6746/
Liujie6746/
Louhet6741/
Louyet6737/
Luj6724/
Lougie6723/
Lve6722/
Loueyi6722/
Llauet6720/
Louyeh6718/
Loueïd6716/
Luesch6716/
Luojie6714/
Luyett6710/
Lauhee6710/
Louett679/
Lbe679/
Louess676/
Looues675/
Louest674/
Louyed674/
Loujeh674/
Luyees673/
Laoued673/
Llouie672/
Luezcz672/
Luá672/
Luí672/
Lauweh672/
Lauwes672/
Luoyeh671/
Loueyd671/
Liouez671/
Lahues671/
Laueth671/
Hlauye671/
Laouez671/
Luý671/
Lliueh671/
Lloues671/
Llouet671/
Luoues671/
Luî671/
Louehe671/
Louieh671/
Luiees671/
Lauhue671/
Lauyet671/
Laouhe671/
L'Huey671/
Leí671/
Louhed671/
Lyuher671/
Louhey670/
Louhes670/
Louyee670/
Louher670/
Louyes670/

Lue Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lue in the Tibetan language
ལུ་lu-
Lue in the Oriya language
ଲୁଏlu'e-
Lue in the Marathi language
लुग़ेluge66.67
लुयेluye33.33
Lue in the Russian language
Луэlue-

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