Luisa Surname
Approximately 5,957 people bear this surname
Luisa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2,563 | 1:10,530 | 1,295 |
| DR Congo | 862 | 1:85,707 | 9,810 |
| Ecuador | 698 | 1:22,788 | 3,104 |
| Mexico | 418 | 1:296,953 | 6,727 |
| Dominican Republic | 277 | 1:37,664 | 2,069 |
| United States | 222 | 1:1,632,698 | 109,247 |
| Italy | 206 | 1:296,877 | 37,477 |
| Solomon Islands | 159 | 1:3,648 | 411 |
| Indonesia | 86 | 1:1,537,781 | 102,932 |
| Philippines | 64 | 1:1,581,847 | 107,292 |
| India | 63 | 1:12,175,641 | 218,299 |
| Argentina | 56 | 1:763,275 | 51,263 |
| Taiwan | 45 | 1:520,994 | 3,910 |
| Papua New Guinea | 42 | 1:194,136 | 26,902 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Peru | 32 | 1:993,254 | 18,991 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 21 | 1:8,449 | 566 |
| Cuba | 14 | 1:823,051 | 6,140 |
| Colombia | 13 | 1:3,674,929 | 15,922 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Cape Verde | 4 | 1:132,410 | 4,291 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Luísa (5,453) are calculated separately.
Luisa (1,307,228) may also be a first name.
Luisa Demographics
Luisa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Luisa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luisa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Luisa (Arabic: لويسا, Georgian: ლუისა, Hindi: लुईसा, Marathi: लुइसा, Oriya: ଲୁଇସା, Russian: Луиса) is carried by more people in Angola than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Luísa. For other possible spellings of Luisa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luisa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 81,521st most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,223,358 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Luisa live; 43 percent live in Southern Africa and 43 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 599th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 1,307,228 people.
This surname is most common in Angola, where it is carried by 2,563 people, or 1 in 10,530. Other than Angola this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Ecuador, where 12 percent are found.
Luisa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Luisa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Luisa surname rose 22,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Luisa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Luisa last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.
The amount Luisa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 94.94% more than the national average, earning 674,650 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 22.99% less than the national average, earning $17,483,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.22% less than the national average, earning $37,445 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.87% less than the national average, earning $48,754 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Luisa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Luisa in the Georgian language | ||
| ლუისა | luisa | - |
| Luisa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲୁଇସା | lu'isa | 90.53 |
| ଲୁଇଶା | lu'isa | 3.55 |
| ଲୁଈସା | lu'isa | 2.37 |
| ଳୁଇସା | lu'isa | 1.18 |
| ଲୂଇସା | lu'isa | 1.18 |
| ଲୁଇାସା | luiasa | 0.59 |
| ଲୁଇଷା | lu'isa | 0.59 |
| Luisa in the Hindi language | ||
| लुईसा | lu'isa | 64.71 |
| लुइसा | lu'isa | 35.29 |
| Luisa in the Marathi language | ||
| लुइसा | lu'isa | 31.82 |
| लुईसा | lu'isa | 27.27 |
| लुईस | lu'isa | 18.18 |
| लूईसा | lu'isa | 13.64 |
| लुसा | lusa | 4.55 |
| लूइसा | lu'isa | 4.55 |
| Luisa in the Russian language | ||
| Луиса | luisa | - |
| Luisa in the Arabic language | ||
| لويسا | lwysa | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Luisa
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