Luján Surname

636,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Luján Surname Definition:

From the Spanish "lujo" - luxury.

Aragonese name from toponymic in Muro de Roda, political sub­division of Boltaña (Huesca). One branch in Madrid.

Luján Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1531:305,56918,303
Mexico1351:919,45312,537
Argentina781:547,99239,725
Peru261:1,222,46620,703
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Bolivia141:758,3174,521
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Guatemala71:2,297,5246,613
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
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The alternate forms: Lujan (113,432), Lujàn (20) & Lujân (1) are calculated separately.

Luján (100) may also be a first name.

Luján Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Spanish "lujo" - luxury.

Aragonese name from toponymic in Muro de Roda, political sub­division of Boltaña (Huesca). One branch in Madrid.

— Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods
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Luján Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luján is held by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Lujan, Lujàn or Lujân. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luján? popularity and diffusion

It is the 636,210th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 15,214,083 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Luján live; 33 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 33 percent live in Iberian Europe. Luján is also the 946,056th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 100 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is held by 153 people, or 1 in 305,569. In Spain Luján is primarily found in: Valencian Community, where 28 percent are found, Madrid, where 25 percent are found and Andalusia, where 13 percent are found. Barring Spain it exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 28 percent are found and Argentina, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lujan93113,432/
Lujàn9320/
Lujân931/
Lujin8097/
Lujen8060/
Lujon8049/
Loján8024/
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Lujón801/
Lujina73326/
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Laujon7316/
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Loujin733/
Lujann731/
Loujen731/
Lujohn731/
Lujāne731/
Loujon731/
Lyujan731/
Loujan731/
Loun677,540/
Laun673,207/
Luin67824/
Luen67786/
Leun67288/
Lijn67222/
Lajn6744/
Laujang6726/
Lhoujin6724/
Hlujane6720/
Lhoujen6720/
Luyn6710/
Lejn679/
Lojn674/
Lujienė674/
Luojang671/
Leán671/
Loujang671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Luján
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