Luma Surname

31,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Luma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti5,1031:2,094313
India1,8211:421,23322,077
Kosovo1,6881:1,103159
DR Congo1,5531:47,5725,769
Cameroon1,3101:15,8542,157
Philippines1,0551:95,96016,713
Indonesia9251:142,97214,124
United States5831:621,71350,239
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Tanzania2981:177,65615,509
Papua New Guinea2491:32,7463,822
South Africa2471:219,34323,014
Poland1981:191,96325,943
Nigeria1761:1,006,49342,496
Uganda1691:231,00217,681
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Zambia1371:115,6938,909
Taiwan801:293,0592,393
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Brazil641:3,344,91195,290
Solomon Islands631:9,2071,553
Kenya591:782,71031,540
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
Malaysia531:556,49527,316
Liberia481:91,8447,477
Albania401:72,8518,167
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
North Macedonia241:87,5618,003
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Turkey211:3,705,78295,296
France201:3,321,136213,627
England191:2,932,529101,561
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Norway131:395,56035,657
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Saint Lucia121:14,8981,270
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Luma (18,062) may also be a first name.

Luma Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luma (Arabic: لُما, Hindi: लूमा, Marathi: लुमा, Oriya: ଲୁମା, Russian: Лума, Tibetan: ལུ་མ་) is carried by more people in Haiti than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Luma click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luma? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 31,621st most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 431,701 people. The surname Luma occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 35 percent of Luma live; 31 percent live in Caribbean and 30 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Luma is also the 40,730th most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 18,062 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Haiti, where it is carried by 5,103 people, or 1 in 2,094. In Haiti Luma is mostly concentrated in: Sud, where 38 percent are found, Ouest, where 27 percent are found and Artibonite, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Haiti this surname exists in 72 countries. It is also common in India, where 11 percent are found and Kosovo, where 10 percent are found.

Luma Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Luma has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,535 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Luma Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Luma surname are 4.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Luma earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.58% more than the national average, earning 379,241 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 61.52% less than the national average, earning R 91,452 per year; in Colombia they earn 63.93% more than the national average, earning $37,216,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.2% less than the national average, earning $42,198 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.29% less than the national average, earning $27,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauma891,521/
Louma891,243/
Lumai891,092/
Lumas89939/
Lumma89825/
Lyuma89774/
Lumaj89686/
Lumay89445/
Liuma89297/
Lusma89261/
Lumah89227/
Lluma89210/
Lumau89201/
Luema89184/
Lumat89175/
Luima89130/
Luuma89124/
Leuma8982/
Lumea8974/
Lumga8949/
Lumad8927/
Hluma8914/
Lumoa893/
Lumaz893/
Lujma891/
Luyma891/
Luhma891/
Lumìa891/
Lumaa891/
Lhuma891/
Lumha891/
Lumaad801,641/
Lumaya80687/
Laumea80184/
Lumahu80162/
Laumas80118/
Laumay8098/
Laumai8083/
Lumaas8071/
Lousma8066/
Lummas8061/
Luisma8059/
Lumaud8040/
Leumas8039/
Lohuma8039/
Lummaa8036/
Lumaia8035/
Loumas8034/
Laumau8032/
Lahuma8031/
Laumma8028/
Lusmaa8026/
Lumait8025/
Liumau8019/
Loumma8017/
Lumaja8014/
Lusmat8012/
Lausma8012/
Lumaus8012/
Liumas8011/
Liumai809/
Liuima808/
Lumatz805/
Hlouma805/
Liusma805/
Leumai804/
Luhmah804/
Loumah803/
Lummau803/
Lumach803/
Luymaa803/
Lyumas802/
Laumah802/
Loumai802/
Lummai802/
Lummah802/
Laumat802/
Llumas802/
Lusmas802/
Lummay802/
Lluema801/
Liumad801/
Lumatt801/
Luemah801/
Loutma801/
Louhma801/
Loumay801/
Loumea801/
Loumga801/
Luimah801/
Luma'a801/
Lumaap801/
Lumads801/
Lumais801/
Lumgay801/
Laumga801/
Leumga801/
Loumat801/
Lummat801/
Liuema801/
Liumha801/
Luemma800/
Lumeas800/
Lima751,948,991/
Loma7518,983/
Lumi756,444/
Lume752,923/
Lumo751,447/
Lumy75254/
Lumé758/
Lumè751/
Lluisma73475/
Loumeau73460/
Lhumeau73291/
Lausmaa73115/
Lumahad7334/
Lummaux7327/
Lumahay7325/
Loumaid7322/
Liummah7315/
Luhtmaa7312/
Lumaije734/
Lhummha734/
Laumeau733/
Laumash732/
Liuisma731/
L'Louma731/
Lliusma731/
Loumgai731/
Lumaaya731/
Lumeaux731/
Lumgaha731/
Laumays731/
Laumeha731/
Hlumaya731/
Lgumaya731/
Louhmad731/
Lhoumau731/
Lousmay730/
Loummas730/
Loumo676,490/
Loumi673,773/
Limay672,635/
Limma671,730/
Lumme671,714/
Liema671,452/
Loume671,442/
Lumio671,402/
Luumi671,336/
Hloma671,003/
Lumeh67838/
Limau67838/
Lomma67770/
Limah67630/
Lhoumeau67590/
Lumod67515/
Limaa67507/
Limea67505/
Lumot67505/
Lumer67492/
Lumei67479/
Limai67468/
Lumoo67407/
Lumet67362/
Lummi67281/
Looma67255/
Llumi67202/
Lomea67185/
Lumis67180/
Lomaa67179/
Leumi67162/
Lomai67143/
Luemo67143/
Lomay67135/
Lumes67135/
Lumos67104/
Leumo6798/
Laumi6792/
Lumiy6783/
Lusme6781/
Laume6780/
Lumie6778/
Hlima6768/
Lumey6765/
Lomau6763/
Llima6759/
Laumy6754/
Lusmi6750/
Luime6748/
Lumit6743/
Loumeaud6740/
Lummo6734/
Luume6732/
Lumoi6731/
Loumy6728/
Lumui6727/
Lumej6727/
Lummeaux6726/
Lumou6724/
Laumo6720/
Lhoumaud6719/
Luhmi6717/
Lumho6716/
Luhme6716/
Lummy6714/
Lumid6714/
Leumy6712/
Liumi6711/
Lumeu6711/
Lumed6711/
Lloma679/
Hlumo678/
Lumgo678/
Lümat678/
Liumo678/
Loema677/
Lomoa677/
Lumih677/
Leume675/
Lumyo675/
Lhima674/
L'Humeau674/
Llautmea674/
Llumá674/
Loumé674/
Lihma673/
Lumoh673/
Lhume672/
Llumà672/
Luumo672/
Lumoy672/
Lumahaya671/
Luhehema671/
Lumhi671/
Lumop671/
Hlumy671/
Limaý671/
Ëlima671/
Luimi671/
Llumo671/
Lumje671/
Luimo671/
Lumep671/
Lumeš671/
Lumhe671/
Laumé671/
Limha671/
Liméa671/
Limaï671/
Lumez671/

Luma Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luma in the Oriya language
ଲୁମାluma-
Luma in the Marathi language
लुमाluma90.46
लूमाluma9.54
Luma in the Tibetan language
ལུ་མ་luma75
སླུ་མ།luma25
Luma in the Hindi language
लूमाluma66.96
लुमाluma29.46
लुमluma1.79
लुुमाluuma0.89
Luma in the Russian language
Лумаluma-
Luma in the Arabic language
لُماluma-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Luma
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