Lumen Surname
Approximately 3,054 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,356 | 1:42,970 | 6,851 |
| Belgium | 229 | 1:50,204 | 8,179 |
| United States | 138 | 1:2,626,514 | 158,538 |
| Indonesia | 99 | 1:1,335,850 | 92,420 |
| France | 59 | 1:1,125,809 | 120,603 |
| Liberia | 27 | 1:163,279 | 11,522 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
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'.
- deleted-4447The word, lumen, means 'light' or 'aperture' in Latin.
- deleted-4447Lumen Demographics
Average Lumen Salary in
United States
$43,175 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Lümen, Lumén or Lúmen. For other possible spellings of Lumen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lumen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 145,388th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,386,230 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Lumen live; 80 percent live in Southeast Asia and 77 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 211,031st most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,377 people.
The surname is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,356 people, or 1 in 42,970. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 21 percent reside, Davao Region, where 16 percent reside and Eastern Visayas, where 15 percent reside. Barring The Philippines this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Lumen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lumen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lumen last name grew 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% being registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lümen | 93 | 69 | / |
| Lumén | 93 | 13 | / |
| Lúmen | 93 | 1 | / |
| Laumen | 91 | 1,938 | / |
| Lummen | 91 | 175 | / |
| Leumen | 91 | 117 | / |
| Lumeng | 91 | 74 | / |
| Lyumen | 91 | 45 | / |
| Luemen | 91 | 13 | / |
| Loumen | 91 | 5 | / |
| Lument | 91 | 3 | / |
| Lusmen | 91 | 2 | / |
| Lumeen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lumend | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lhumen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lutmen | 91 | 0 | / |
| Lumn | 89 | 9 | / |
| Liumeng | 83 | 16 | / |
| Luemmen | 83 | 12 | / |
| Luismen | 83 | 12 | / |
| Lumenth | 83 | 2 | / |
| Luttmen | 83 | 1 | / |
| Luhmenn | 83 | 0 | / |
| Luhment | 83 | 0 | / |
| Limen | 80 | 3,448 | / |
| Lomen | 80 | 931 | / |
| Lumin | 80 | 212 | / |
| Lómen | 80 | 30 | / |
| Lumem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lyumn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lumnq | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lumne | 80 | 0 | / |
| Laumienė | 77 | 58 | / |
| Lumenova | 77 | 2 | / |
| Liumienė | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lumina | 73 | 1,868 | / |
| Lommen | 73 | 1,405 | / |
| Limmen | 73 | 379 | / |
| Luming | 73 | 238 | / |
| Liemen | 73 | 177 | / |
| Lümmen | 73 | 150 | / |
| Lyumin | 73 | 92 | / |
| Laumin | 73 | 50 | / |
| Lutmin | 73 | 25 | / |
| Lusmin | 73 | 25 | / |
| Loumin | 73 | 22 | / |
| Lyumyn | 73 | 17 | / |
| Limien | 73 | 12 | / |
| Limoen | 73 | 11 | / |
| Liumin | 73 | 10 | / |
| Lummin | 73 | 5 | / |
| Loomen | 73 | 4 | / |
| Llumin | 73 | 2 | / |
| Laumem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lomeen | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lumion | 73 | 2 | / |
| Luhmin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lumyna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luemin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lumień | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lumhng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lumind | 73 | 1 | / |
| Limuen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lomien | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lomehn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Limeen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hlomen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leumng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lihmen | 73 | 0 | / |
| Loemen | 73 | 0 | / |
| Liuimienė | 71 | 73 | / |
| Leumengue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Limn | 67 | 372 | / |
| Lyumina | 67 | 149 | / |
| Liuming | 67 | 36 | / |
| Lyumyna | 67 | 24 | / |
| D'Lomen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Loumina | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hlumyna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laumina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lomn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyuming | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louming | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lumnova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luiming | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leuming | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lumming | 67 | 0 | / |
Lumen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lumen in the Bengali language | ||
| লুমেন | lumena | - |
| Lumen in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲୁେମନ୍ | lueman | - |
| Lumen in the Marathi language | ||
| लुमेन | lumena | 75 |
| युमेन | yumena | 25 |
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