Luis Surname

2,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Luis Surname User-submission:

From the given name Luis, Portuguese version of Louis. It is of Germanic origin, Hludowig and Chlodovech, meaning "famous warrior".

Luis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola67,8341:39870
Mexico45,9031:2,704387
Spain16,1621:2,893340
Cuba12,7041:907162
Philippines9,4361:10,7291,033
United States8,4261:43,0175,273
Peru7,3851:4,304701
Guatemala5,8411:2,753429
Argentina2,7921:15,3091,363
Brazil2,3541:90,9413,424
Venezuela2,2041:13,7041,139
Colombia1,9221:24,8561,738
India1,8451:415,75421,842
France1,7591:37,7624,669
Tanzania1,2601:42,0174,782
Indonesia1,2561:105,29410,801
Dominican Republic5471:19,0731,284
Canada5201:70,8578,092
Bolivia4571:23,2311,783
Malaysia4391:67,1854,941
Nigeria3521:503,24625,072
Panama3201:12,2261,006
Germany3091:260,53527,919
England2791:199,70617,470
Namibia2741:8,7931,701
Nicaragua2691:22,3831,021
South Africa2641:205,21921,868
São Tomé and Príncipe2191:810135
Ecuador1851:85,9785,839
Paraguay1721:42,0741,292
Papua New Guinea1711:47,6835,932
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Zimbabwe941:164,23720,345
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Uruguay861:39,9044,565
Italy851:719,49060,619
Chile801:220,2066,842
Australia711:380,22131,281
Belgium641:179,63524,162
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
Switzerland521:157,94114,824
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Taiwan291:808,4405,718
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Honduras191:464,0233,299
Puerto Rico181:197,2302,191
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Andorra121:6,9861,135
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Belize111:32,3162,112
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Guam81:20,0153,029
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
El Salvador61:1,057,3154,053
Marshall Islands61:8,6371,214
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Cape Verde51:105,9283,425
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Wales51:618,90625,852
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland231:162,7496,621
England181:1,354,18747,798
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4481:112,09511,131

The alternate forms: Luís (194,562) are calculated separately.

Luis (9,757,245) may also be a first name.

Luis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the given name Luis, Portuguese version of Louis. It is of Germanic origin, Hludowig and Chlodovech, meaning "famous warrior".

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Luis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luis (Bengali: লুইস, Georgian: ლუის, Hindi: लुईस, Marathi: लुईस, Oriya: ଲୁଇସ, Russian: Луис) is more frequently found in Angola than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Luís. Click here for other possible spellings of Luis.

How Common Is The Last Name Luis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Luis is the 2,869th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 37,340 people. Luis occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Luis live; 35 percent live in Southern Africa and 35 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. Luis is also the 25th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 9,757,245 people.

It is most common in Angola, where it is carried by 67,834 people, or 1 in 398. Without taking into account Angola this last name occurs in 97 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 24 percent are found and Spain, where 8 percent are found.

Luis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Luis has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,881 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Luis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Luis surname are 42.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Luis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 22.28% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,066 per year; in South Africa they earn 225.98% more than the national average, earning R 774,648 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.5% more than the national average, earning $26,221,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.35% less than the national average, earning $37,822 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning $52,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luís92194,562/
Luise893,420/
Lluis891,590/
Luyis89474/
Luies89448/
Lyuis89209/
Luijs89134/
Leuis8944/
Luiss8939/
Luits8931/
Luish8924/
Luist8922/
Liuis8910/
Luios8910/
Lujis898/
Luuis891/
Luiis891/
Luisz891/
Lhuis891/
Luisd891/
Luias891/
Lui8699,152/
Lis8691,537/
Lus861,941/
Louies80132/
Lugies8098/
Luitse8084/
Louhis8021/
Luijts8013/
Luisce8011/
Luisse809/
D'luis803/
Laujis802/
Lyuhis801/
Lyuyis801/
Luyist801/
Lluyis801/
Leuiss801/
Luyise801/
Louias801/
Louijs801/
Luiase801/
Luiees801/
Lauias801/
Luihse801/
Luisch800/
Luhist800/
Luiz7538,432/
List7520,502/
Luse7517,911/
Leis7514,460/
Liss7510,385/
Lois7510,100/
Laus757,915/
Leus756,872/
Lush756,581/
Lais756,283/
Lust756,149/
Lies753,481/
Lise753,463/
Luji752,669/
Lish752,282/
Luus751,562/
Lius751,415/
Lues751,037/
Lous75848/
Lihs75605/
Luss75537/
Lios75535/
Luit75479/
Luys75454/
Luyi75382/
Lyus75351/
Hlus75273/
Luij75203/
Luio75148/
Luih75124/
Luia75122/
Lijs75109/
Luie7598/
Lisz7596/
Leui7592/
Luid7574/
Lusz7554/
Lisø7545/
Llis7532/
Luii7528/
Hlis7524/
Luhs7519/
Lwis7517/
Lyui7516/
Lisd7513/
Luës7512/
Llui7510/
Lhis757/
Luip757/
Luxs757/
Lisp757/
Lusd757/
Lbis756/
Luič756/
Luui755/
Liui755/
Lhui754/
Lisx754/
Lóis754/
Lbui754/
Hlui753/
Luix753/
Luiy752/
Lusc752/
Lusj752/
Lvis752/
Láis752/
Liås752/
Léis752/
Lisc751/
Luiù751/
Lisj751/
Lujs751/
Lgus750/
Louiese731/
Luissss731/
Luihast730/
Li67104,892,114/
Lu6721,328,039/
Louie6717,748/
Leist676,260/
Leiss672,225/
Luyas671,851/
Lyust671,812/
Laios671,678/
Lause671,662/
Leise671,442/
Lusch671,374/
Laise671,331/
Lisse671,245/
Lajus671,242/
Liess671,226/
Lisch671,089/
Louys67973/
Layus67956/
Louse67868/
Louhi67720/
Liyas67707/
Lajis67676/
Laius67620/
Laish67612/
Leush67592/
Leijs67560/
Lhuid67540/
Loise67476/
Lusse67428/
Luyts67405/
Liias67402/
Lahus67396/
Leisz67339/
Laush67331/
Lauss67291/
Lyush67198/
Luese67195/
Lujic67189/
Lhous67176/
Lauts67163/
Laiss67157/
Louia67155/
Loish67124/
Luice67123/
Hlous67114/
Liuyi67113/
Laist67105/
Liehs67103/
Luich6799/
Leusz6796/
Leies6795/
Loush6792/
Liais6792/
Loios6789/
Leius6788/
Luiyo6788/
Leihs6785/
Loits6782/
Leish6781/
Glies6775/
Leuse6773/
Luhia6769/
Lweis6768/
Lausz6768/
Lushe6765/
Laust6764/
Lijas6762/
Laies6757/
Liuji6756/
Liush6755/
Lutse6754/
Liesz6748/
Loues6742/
Luggi6739/
Lhies6737/
Loyis6735/
Loist6735/
Leids6734/
Loisz6734/
Louts6733/
Luhio6733/
Luehs6731/
Lejis6731/
Lijst6730/
Lujas6728/
Lusht6727/
Lauia6727/
Lluís6727/
Luiho6726/
Luoji6726/
Hleis6725/
Luscz6724/
Lujiy6723/
Luest6723/
Layis6722/
Lwise6722/
Loies6720/
Louss6720/
Lyaus6719/
Loust6719/
Lugie6719/
Laias6719/
Leits6718/
Hlisc6717/
Hlaus6717/
Lujie6717/
Litse6716/
Laijs6716/
Luuyi6716/
Leuii6715/
Lujih6715/
Ålhus6715/
Lujes6715/
Liyos6714/
Laues6714/
Liaus6714/
Loiis6712/
Hlyus6712/
Louhs6711/
Lishe6710/
Liyes6710/
Luhie679/
Leias678/
Llois678/
Liusz677/
Lohus677/
Liuse677/
Lwios677/
Lousø676/
Leuas675/
Leios675/
Louji675/
Lheis675/
Luyos675/
Llish674/
Hlais674/
Lijos674/
Lóios674/
Luizz674/
Hlush674/
Leuss673/
Luyes673/
Hluss673/
Llise673/
Luyse673/
Loiss673/
Lauie673/
Lwuhi673/
Lizst673/
Hlies673/
Louïs673/
Luitt673/
Luije673/
Luess672/
Lauds672/
Hllis672/
Liuio672/
Leyus672/
Liies672/
Lustt672/
Luyip672/
Lwiss672/
Lueds672/
Lyies672/
Louds672/
Lisce672/
Listt672/
Leues672/
Leust672/
Liesh672/
Laits672/
Lisht672/
Lgous672/
Laisz672/
Leuhi672/
Leyis672/
Listì672/
Louÿs672/
Leiis672/
Lhvis672/
Lyuisova671/
Lussh671/
Lusst671/
Lutsh671/
Lwies671/
Lluiz671/
Lueie671/
Luezs671/
Luhic671/
Luiggi's671/
Luiht671/
Luitd671/
Luoie671/
Luoio671/
Luaie671/
Lihse671/
Liues671/
Liuic671/
Liust671/
Lleus671/
Llies671/
Llist671/
Lisst671/
Leuiy671/
Laais671/
Hlhis671/
Leuts671/
Hluic671/
Liuiz671/
Liuia671/
Lhais671/
Lishs671/
Loisd671/
Loias671/
Loijs671/
Llais671/
Llaus671/
Lyais671/
Luuji671/
Luusz671/
Luția671/
Luhyi671/
Luidj671/
Luiec671/
Luiuo671/
Luixh671/
Lujio671/
Lujip671/
Hluse671/
Lauys671/
Lausx671/
L'Hui671/
L'Lui671/
Lijss671/
Liesė671/
Lhust671/
Lhuyi671/
Liaes671/
Geelhuis671/
D'Lui671/
L'Vis671/
Lluys671/
Lleis671/
Luiac671/
Louès671/
Lvies671/
Liosh671/
Luiat671/
Luidd671/
Luizt671/
Lizsx671/
Lyuys671/
Lushh671/
Lushj671/
Luysh671/
Lhuji671/
Lijes671/
Laihs671/
Leuys671/
Hlish671/
Luihe670/
Luhes670/
Lioas670/
Lwish670/
Litsh670/
Liays670/
Loids670/
Lweus670/
Luipp670/

Luis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luis in the Georgian language
ლუისluis-
Luis in the Bengali language
লুইসlu'isa-
Luis in the Marathi language
लुईसlu'isa89.27
लूइसlu'isa4.57
लुइसlu'isa4.11
लुसlusa0.23
Luis in the Oriya language
ଲୁଇସlu'isa81.33
ଲୁଇସ୍lu'is12.53
ଲୁଈସlu'isa4
ଲୁଇlu'i0.8
ଲୁଈସ୍lu'is0.27
Luis in the Hindi language
लुईसlu'isa66.25
लुइसlu'isa26.25
लूईसlu'isa4.38
लूइसlu'isa3.13
Luis in the Russian language
Луисluis-

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