Luh Surname

193,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Luh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6751:119,26714,631
United States5241:691,71654,826
Cameroon3631:57,2157,390
Indonesia2351:562,76345,179
Cambodia1341:115,5762,511
Ukraine521:875,43685,376
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Austria221:387,06540,442
India211:36,526,923420,161
Czechia191:559,65656,138
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
China71:195,331,65210,124
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
England31:18,572,686338,250
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Maldives11:404,1727,269
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Lúh (3) are calculated separately.

Luh (66,870) may also be a first name.

Luh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luh (Bengali: লুহ, Marathi: लुह, Oriya: ଲୁହ) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Lúh. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 193,263rd most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,347,518 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 36 percent of Luh reside; 32 percent reside in Western Europe and 32 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 14,433rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 66,870 people.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 675 people, or 1 in 119,267. In Germany Luh is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 70 percent are found, Bavaria, where 7 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent are found. Beside Germany Luh occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Cameroon, where 17 percent are found.

Luh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Luh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,344 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Luh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Luh are 5.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Luh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.94% more than the national average, earning R 270,756 per year; in United States they earn 23.5% more than the national average, earning $53,290 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.03% more than the national average, earning $58,641 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lúh893/
Lush866,581/
Louh862,555/
Luch861,871/
Ludh86215/
Lauh86183/
Luih86124/
Lyuh8613/
Luhy866/
Luph864/
Luuh863/
Luhz863/
Luhd862/
Lguh861/
Lu8021,328,039/
Lucht758,843/
Lluch756,209/
Louch751,428/
Louha751,389/
Lauch75703/
Leuch75623/
Leush75592/
Laush75331/
Hluch75133/
Luich7599/
Loush7592/
Liush7555/
Louhe7554/
Laudh7551/
Loudh7533/
Lusht7527/
Luish7524/
Lahuh7515/
Louhs7511/
Luhie759/
Liauh758/
Lyuha754/
Hlush754/
Lauph753/
Luych753/
Ludth753/
Leuph752/
Llouh752/
Liuch752/
Lussh751/
Luiht751/
Louhy751/
Lluhí751/
Luhyi751/
Lyuht751/
Liuhy751/
Luhyz751/
Louph751/
Lushh751/
Luuha751/
Luysh751/
Lauhd751/
Hlauh751/
Hluha751/
Hlyuh751/
Leuhe750/
Leuht750/
Lutph750/
Liu6774,139,464/
Lou67845,855/
Lau67509,986/
Luu67480,317/
Lui6799,152/
Lux6750,036/
Leu6724,043/
Luz6723,989/
Luy6717,104/
Lyu6713,749/
Lut678,676/
Lup675,250/
Lus671,941/
Leucht671,254/
Leusch671,024/
Lushch67708/
Llu67485/
Laucht67483/
Lud67462/
Lho67445/
Luş67328/
Lhouch67170/
Luhová67136/
Luysch67101/
Hlouch6789/
Luhaja6786/
Liaush6750/
Lousch6738/
Lyaush6734/
Luj6724/
Luhowa6721/
Hlu6718/
Lousth6713/
Luš6712/
Lóh6711/
Luchth6710/
Lưu679/
D'Luhy678/
Lhu678/
Luohou678/
Lgu677/
Lautch675/
Lyuich674/
Loutch674/
Luň674/
Luț673/
Luá672/
Luí672/
Llusch671/
Loucht671/
Llouch671/
Luý671/
Luî671/
Luș671/
Liauht671/
Hlouha671/
Luisch670/
Luscht670/

Luh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luh in the Marathi language
लुहluha75
लूहluha25
Luh in the Bengali language
লুহluha50
লূহluha50
Luh in the Oriya language
ଲୁହluha50
ଲୁହାluha40
ଶୁଲୁହାsuluha5
ଲୂହluha5

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