Luhs Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Luhs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luhs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Lühs (65) are calculated separately.

Luhs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luhs occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Lühs. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luhs? popularity and diffusion

Luhs is the 4,532,898th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Luhs live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 6,708,788. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 83 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent live. Aside from Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Poland, where 5 percent live.

Luhs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Luhs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Luhs Last Name Statistics demography

Luhs earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lühs9265/
Louhs8911/
Lus861,941/
Luihse801/
Luis75195,165/
Luís75194,562/
Luse7517,911/
Laus757,915/
Leus756,872/
Lush756,581/
Lust756,149/
Luch751,871/
Luus751,562/
Lius751,415/
Lous75848/
Luss75537/
Luys75454/
Lyus75351/
Hlus75273/
Lusz7554/
Luës7512/
Luxs757/
Lusd757/
Luhz753/
Lusj752/
Lujs751/
Lhos751/
Lgus750/
Lucht678,843/
Lluch676,209/
Luise673,420/
Luche673,130/
Lyust671,812/
Lause671,662/
Lluis671,590/
Louch671,428/
Lusch671,374/
Louys67973/
Louse67868/
Lauch67703/
Leuch67623/
Leush67592/
Lusse67428/
Luyts67405/
Lahus67396/
Laush67331/
Lauss67291/
Lyuis67209/
Lyush67198/
Lhous67176/
Lauts67163/
Luijs67134/
Hluch67133/
Hlous67114/
Luich6799/
Leusz6796/
Loush6792/
Leuse6773/
Lausz6768/
Lushe6765/
Laust6764/
Liush6755/
Lutse6754/
Luiss6739/
Louts6733/
Luits6731/
Lusht6727/
Lluís6727/
Luish6724/
Luist6722/
Louss6720/
Lyaus6719/
Loust6719/
Hlaus6717/
Ålhus6715/
Liaus6714/
Loehs6713/
Hlyus6712/
Liuis6710/
Liusz677/
Lohus677/
Liuse677/
Loohs677/
Lousø676/
Hlush674/
Leuss673/
Hluss673/
Luyse673/
Louïs673/
Luych673/
Lauds672/
Lustt672/
Louds672/
Leust672/
Lgous672/
Liuch672/
Louÿs672/
Lussh671/
Lusst671/
Luuis671/
Liust671/
Lleus671/
Leuts671/
Llaus671/
Luusz671/
Luisz671/
Luixh671/
Hluse671/
Lausx671/
Lhuis671/
Lhust671/
Luisd671/
Lluys671/
Luhyz671/
Liuxh671/
Lyuys671/
Lushh671/
Luysh671/

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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 Luhs
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