Luiz Surname

14,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Luiz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luiz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil34,3741:6,228446
United States1,2871:281,63126,245
Mexico5001:248,2526,120
Argentina3161:135,26411,444
India2841:2,700,93483,994
South Africa2531:214,14122,604
France2521:263,58240,616
Philippines1851:547,23461,910
São Tomé and Príncipe1601:1,109160
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Spain1041:449,53923,540
Peru1001:317,84111,563
Israel741:115,64412,871
Paraguay541:134,0142,871
Ecuador501:318,1179,154
Venezuela441:686,45611,744
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Namibia361:66,9287,260
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Colombia201:2,388,70413,197
England111:5,065,278148,650
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Cape Verde41:132,4104,291
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Cuba31:3,840,90513,116
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Luíz (42,088) are calculated separately.

Luiz (1,844,788) may also be a first name.

Luiz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luiz (Marathi: लुइज़, Russian: Луиз) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Luíz. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luiz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,513th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 189,622 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Luiz reside; 91 percent reside in South America and 89 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 349th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 1,844,788 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 34,374 people, or 1 in 6,228. In Brazil Luiz is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 36 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 17 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 10 percent live. Barring Brazil it is found in 54 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and Mexico, where 1 percent live.

Luiz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Luiz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,152 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Luiz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Luiz surname are 42.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.26% registered with the party.

The amount Luiz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 20.06% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,274 per year; in South Africa they earn 115.14% more than the national average, earning R 511,260 per year; in Colombia they earn 113.01% more than the national average, earning $48,358,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.99% more than the national average, earning $45,300 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.73% more than the national average, earning $56,008 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luíz9242,088/
Luitz89245/
Luizz894/
Lluiz891/
Liuiz891/
Luisz891/
Luizt891/
Lui8699,152/
Luz8623,989/
Liz867,308/
Luitze8038/
Lugiez8035/
Luitsz8027/
Luis75195,165/
Lutz75114,113/
Litz757,007/
Louz754,007/
Luci753,785/
Luji752,669/
Lurz752,597/
Laiz752,346/
Lauz751,359/
Lluz75515/
Luit75479/
Luyi75382/
Loiz75379/
Lucz75331/
Leiz75289/
Luij75203/
Leuz75197/
Liez75179/
Licz75167/
Luić75153/
Luio75148/
Luih75124/
Luia75122/
Hluz75101/
Luie7598/
Luez7597/
Lisz7596/
Leui7592/
Lidz7575/
Luid7574/
Lusz7554/
Luic7553/
Lizh7540/
Lioz7540/
Lizz7533/
Luii7528/
Ludz7518/
Lyui7516/
Lizt7511/
Llui7510/
Luip757/
Luzt757/
Luzz757/
Luič756/
Luui755/
Liui755/
Lwiz755/
Luyz754/
Lhui754/
Luzh754/
Lbui754/
Hlui753/
Luix753/
Láiz753/
Luhz753/
Luiy752/
Liuz752/
Luzj751/
Luiù751/
Lirz751/
Lviz751/
Luzc751/
Lhuz751/
Lhiz750/
Luizova7354/
Luijtze732/
Li67104,892,114/
Lu6721,328,039/
Louie6717,748/
Lietz678,794/
Lutze674,233/
Leitz673,592/
Luise673,420/
Leuci672,722/
Lujić672,082/
Lluis671,590/
Lautz671,179/
Leutz671,132/
Louhi67720/
Loitz67628/
Lhuid67540/
Luyis67474/
Luies67448/
Lierz67410/
Loutz67349/
Leisz67339/
Lusci67297/
Lyuis67209/
Lujic67189/
Hlyuz67175/
Louia67155/
Luijs67134/
Luice67123/
Liuyi67113/
Laiez67104/
Laitz67102/
Luich6799/
Leusz6796/
Luiyo6788/
Lluci6774/
Luhia6769/
Lausz6768/
Loiez6767/
Liuji6756/
Luetz6749/
Leucz6749/
Liesz6748/
Leuis6744/
Luiss6739/
Luggi6739/
Loisz6734/
Luhio6733/
Lucze6733/
Luits6731/
Louez6728/
Lauia6727/
Luiho6726/
Luoji6726/
Luish6724/
Luscz6724/
Lujiy6723/
Litze6723/
Luist6722/
Lugie6719/
Laucz6718/
Lujie6717/
Luuyi6716/
Leuii6715/
Lujih6715/
Louci6715/
Liyaz6713/
Liuis6710/
Luios6710/
Luutz679/
Luhie679/
Leicz678/
Lujis678/
Liusz677/
Luttz677/
Lajuz677/
Lauci676/
Layuz676/
H'Luz675/
Louji675/
Luici675/
Lithz675/
Luczs675/
Luzzj674/
Lustz674/
Louxz674/
Lauzh674/
Lueci673/
Lutzz673/
Lauie673/
Lwuhi673/
Lizst673/
Luitt673/
Luije673/
Liuio672/
Luyip672/
Lihtz672/
Littz672/
Liuci672/
Laisz672/
Leuhi672/
Ludtz672/
Lidzz672/
Hludz672/
Lutxz671/
Lutzs671/
Luuis671/
Llutz671/
Lueie671/
Luezs671/
Luhic671/
Luiht671/
Luitd671/
Luoie671/
Luoio671/
Luaie671/
Lijaz671/
Litsz671/
Liuic671/
Lgitz671/
Leuiy671/
Leirz671/
Lbitz671/
D'Luz671/
Hluic671/
Lleuz671/
Liedz671/
Liuia671/
Loiaz671/
Liucz671/
Luuji671/
Luusz671/
Luzhh671/
Luztz671/
Luția671/
Luhyi671/
Luidj671/
Luiec671/
Luiis671/
Luiuo671/
Luixh671/
Lujio671/
Lujip671/
Lujič671/
Hlicz671/
Leiez671/
Lauzz671/
L'Hui671/
L'Lui671/
Lhuis671/
Lhuyi671/
Liaez671/
D'Lui671/
Luisd671/
Hlouz671/
Luiac671/
Luias671/
Luhyz671/
Luiat671/
Luidd671/
Lizsx671/
Luuxz671/
Luzrz671/
Lhuji671/
Lijzt671/
Lajiz671/
Luihe670/
Leidz670/
Laudz670/
Lutcz670/
Leizz670/
Hlitz670/
Luipp670/

Luiz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luiz in the Marathi language
लुइज़lu'iza-
Luiz in the Russian language
Луизluiz-

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