Luo Surname

32nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,714,385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Luo Surname Definition:

Luo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: frog clan.

Luo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China14,456,1681:9522
Taiwan193,5661:12127
Thailand20,1381:3,50886
United States11,8011:30,7143,821
Singapore8,8761:621104
Hong Kong7,7591:945113
Canada3,4701:10,6181,596
Australia2,1911:12,3211,794
Macau1,0531:571113
Togo8401:8,6282,051
Spain7781:60,0935,459
Zambia7351:21,5652,356
England6871:81,1038,999
Liberia6021:7,323862
Malaysia4951:59,5844,500
Panama4181:9,359865
France4021:165,23125,748
New Zealand3221:14,0632,450
Japan3201:399,51312,871
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Germany3151:255,57327,534
United Arab Emirates2671:34,3163,660
Suriname2621:2,109279
Ecuador2461:64,6585,221
Tonga2451:438116
Netherlands2291:73,74312,495
Brazil2251:951,44133,905
Sweden1621:60,7824,659
Indonesia1421:931,33269,143
Chile1411:124,9404,475
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Italy621:986,39869,332
Belize511:6,9701,072
Ireland491:96,1015,242
Scotland471:113,9117,445
Finland461:119,49411,620
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
Norway391:131,85317,004
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Denmark351:161,27813,908
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
South Korea291:1,766,905426
Austria231:370,23639,193
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Wales211:147,35910,403
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Jamaica191:151,0505,132
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Curaçao141:11,232389
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Vietnam131:7,126,6202,551
Guam121:13,3432,098
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
India81:95,883,173728,828
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Oman41:921,9937,313
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Luo (5,929) may also be a first name.

Luo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Luo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: frog clan.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Luo Last Name Facts

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

Luo (Russian: Луо) occurs more in China more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 32nd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 495 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Luo live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 86,339th most frequent forename in the world It is held by 5,929 people.

The last name is most commonly held in China, where it is held by 14,456,168 people, or 1 in 95. Aside from China this surname occurs in 135 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 1 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Luo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Luo surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Luo last name are 13.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.81% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Luo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.06% less than the national average, earning 210,912 kr per year; in Peru they earn 160.29% more than the national average, earning S/. 50,458 per year; in South Africa they earn 57.71% less than the national average, earning R 100,500 per year; in Vietnam they earn 1.86% more than the national average, earning 83,971,200 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 11.9% more than the national average, earning $48,282 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.16% more than the national average, earning $51,252 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luod8680/
Luot8652/
Luoy8627/
Luos866/
Luop866/
Liuo864/
Luoe864/
Luoa864/
Luoz862/
Lyuo861/
Hluo861/
Lwuo861/
Lvuo861/
Lluo861/
Lo80302,664/
Louho75412/
Luhou7532/
Luoch7517/
Luotė755/
Luoou754/
Luodh751/
Luoie751/
Luoha751/
D'Luo751/
Luhoš751/
Luoyd751/
Luohy751/
Luoss751/
Luoht750/
Lou67845,855/
Lau67509,986/
Loh6791,544/
Loo6754,347/
Loi6738,016/
Loy6732,104/
Leu6724,043/
Lua6719,155/
Lot6715,517/
Los6715,197/
Lio6711,281/
Loa679,955/
Loz679,438/
Lod672,316/
Lop671,557/
Louhou67623/
Lho67445/
Loß67395/
Loş67350/
Loj67293/
Lyo67272/
Luhoha67193/
Luhosh67167/
Hlo6759/
Llo6751/
Loš6750/
Lwo6750/
Loç6749/
Liuhou6738/
Lgo6725/
Louhos6724/
Loï6717/
Lvo678/
Luohou678/
Lbo677/
Loë676/
Louová674/
Lwuoha674/
Loå672/
Louhoo671/
Luoszz671/
Loč671/
Loû671/
Loî671/
Loá671/
Lauous670/

Luo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luo in the Russian language
Луоluo-

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