Luiya Surname
Approximately 194 people bear this surname
Luiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 137 | 1:539,267 | 42,095 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
Luiya (260) may also be a first name.
Luiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luiya (Bengali: লুইয়া, Hindi: लुइया, Marathi: लुईया, Russian: Луия) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Luiya? popularity and diffusion
Luiya is the 1,210,518th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Luiya are found; 71 percent are found in Central Africa and 71 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Luiya is also the 552,051st most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 260 people.
This last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 539,267. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Luiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Luiya in the Bengali language | ||
| লুইয়া | lu'iya | - |
| Luiya in the Hindi language | ||
| लुइया | lu'iya | 81.25 |
| लुईया | lu'iya | 18.75 |
| Luiya in the Marathi language | ||
| लुईया | lu'iya | 60 |
| लुइया | lu'iya | 40 |
| Luiya in the Russian language | ||
| Луия | luia | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Luiya
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