Lumen Surname

145,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,054 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Lumen Surname User-submission:

This surname is believed to have originated eponymously from the Latin word, lumen, meaning 'light' or 'aperture'.

Lumen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,3561:42,9706,851
Belgium2291:50,2048,179
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Indonesia991:1,335,85092,420
France591:1,125,809120,603
Liberia271:163,27911,522
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
India121:63,922,115578,870
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
England121:4,643,172139,951
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Finland91:610,74534,002
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Lümen (69), Lumén (13) & Lúmen (1) are calculated separately.

Lumen (1,377) may also be a first name.

Lumen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is believed to have originated eponymously from the Latin word, lumen, meaning 'light' or 'aperture'.

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The word, lumen, means 'light' or 'aperture' in Latin.

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Lumen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lumen (Bengali: লুমেন, Marathi: लुमेन, Oriya: ଲୁେମନ୍) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Lümen, Lumén or Lúmen. Click here for other potential spellings of Lumen.

How Common Is The Last Name Lumen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 145,388th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,386,230 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Lumen are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 77 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 211,031st most prevalent first name globally, borne by 1,377 people.

It is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,356 people, or 1 in 42,970. In The Philippines Lumen is primarily found in: Central Visayas, where 21 percent live, Davao Region, where 16 percent live and Eastern Visayas, where 15 percent live. Other than The Philippines this last name exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Lumen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lumen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lumen surname expanded 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lumen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lumen surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lumen earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $43,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lümen9369/
Lumén9313/
Lúmen931/
Laumen911,938/
Lummen91175/
Leumen91117/
Lumeng9174/
Lyumen9145/
Luemen9113/
Loumen915/
Lument913/
Lusmen912/
Lumeen911/
Lumend911/
Lhumen911/
Lutmen910/
Lumn899/
Liumeng8316/
Luemmen8312/
Luismen8312/
Lumenth832/
Luttmen831/
Luhmenn830/
Luhment830/
Limen803,448/
Lomen80931/
Lumin80212/
Lómen8030/
Lumem802/
Lyumn801/
Lumnq801/
Lumne800/
Laumienė7758/
Lumenova772/
Liumienė772/
Lumina731,868/
Lommen731,405/
Limmen73379/
Luming73238/
Liemen73177/
Lümmen73150/
Lyumin7392/
Laumin7350/
Lutmin7325/
Lusmin7325/
Loumin7322/
Lyumyn7317/
Limien7312/
Limoen7311/
Liumin7310/
Lummin735/
Loomen734/
Llumin732/
Laumem732/
Lomeen732/
Lumion732/
Luhmin731/
Lumyna731/
Luemin731/
Lumień731/
Lumhng731/
Lumind731/
Limuen731/
Lomien731/
Lomehn731/
Limeen731/
Hlomen731/
Leumng731/
Lihmen730/
Loemen730/
Liuimienė7173/
Leumengue711/
Limn67372/
Lyumina67149/
Liuming6736/
Lyumyna6724/
D'Lomen677/
Loumina675/
Hlumyna673/
Laumina672/
Lomn672/
Lyuming671/
Louming671/
Lumnova671/
Luiming670/
Leuming670/
Lumming670/

Lumen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lumen in the Bengali language
লুমেনlumena-
Lumen in the Oriya language
ଲୁେମନ୍lueman-
Lumen in the Marathi language
लुमेनlumena75
युमेनyumena25

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