Luhi Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Luhi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luhi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2811:188,40416,240
Indonesia1561:847,75164,043
Malaysia581:508,52125,379
Ivory Coast421:549,31516,834
Papua New Guinea321:254,80434,943
India141:54,790,384527,769
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Lühi (8) are calculated separately.

Luhi (421) may also be a first name.

Luhi Last Name Facts

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

Luhi (Hindi: लूही, Oriya: ଲୁହି) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Lühi. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luhi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 540,721st most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 12,268,596 people. Luhi is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Luhi live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Luhi is also the 418,786th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 421 people.

The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 281 people, or 1 in 188,404. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Singida Region, where 100 percent are found and Tanga Region, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent are found and Malaysia, where 10 percent are found.

Luhi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Luhi surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lühi928/
Louhi89720/
Luhui89336/
Lauhi89208/
Luhai8993/
Lluhi8941/
Luhio8933/
Luhie899/
Leuhi892/
Luuhi891/
Louhio8089/
Louhis8021/
Luhuid8014/
Louhid804/
Louhit803/
Luhaid801/
Louhai801/
Lauhui801/
Louhhi801/
Luhuit801/
Lyuhis801/
Luhist800/
Loui75971/
Luhe75124/
Laui75100/
Leui7592/
Louhija7319/
Louhier7318/
Luihier731/
Louis67432,921/
Louiz671,148/
Louit67760/
Louai67538/
Lahui67421/
Louih67212/
Luiji67164/
Louhe6754/
Lauhe6746/
Lauai6745/
Leuis6744/
Luija6736/
Louid6719/
Lujie6717/
Leuii6715/
Lauis6713/
Luhaj6713/
Leuai6712/
Luiyi677/
Lohui677/
Luije673/
Leuid673/
Lauiz673/
Lauie673/
Louiy673/
Luhía672/
Leuui672/
Lujji672/
Lujha672/
Lu'ui672/
Leeui671/
Lauit671/
Hloui671/
Luțai671/
Luhay671/
Louhy671/
Luaiy671/
Leueh671/
Leuiy671/
Lauiy671/
Lloui671/
Lhoei671/
Luhes670/
Leuhe670/
Lauyh670/
Luhey670/

Luhi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luhi in the Hindi language
लूहीluhi50
लुहीluhi50
Luhi in the Oriya language
ଲୁହିluhi50
ଲୁହୀluhi50

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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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  • 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 Luhi
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