Luque Surname

4,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Luque Surname Definition:

Found in Leon and Cordoba. Derived from village of Luque near Leon. Of unknown meaning.

Andalusian name from villa of Luque, a political subdivision of Baena (Cordoba). From knight of Leon, Alonso de Luque who accom­panied King don Alonso XI to conquer Moors in 1347.

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Luque Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain41,0191:1,140117
Argentina27,1551:1,574214
Peru21,1741:1,501242
Mexico8,6361:14,3731,269
Venezuela7,3451:4,112554
Colombia5,3961:8,8541,003
Bolivia4,2471:2,500436
Honduras2,5741:3,425410
United States2,2331:162,31916,518
Ecuador2,1681:7,3371,196
Brazil1,4841:144,2555,515
France9971:66,6239,190
Chile9131:19,2951,261
Panama7241:5,404610
Cuba6841:16,8461,129
Paraguay5931:12,204629
Australia3261:82,8099,597
Nicaragua2431:24,7781,056
Uruguay2401:14,2991,619
Philippines1561:648,96368,172
England991:562,80934,447
Germany921:875,05962,702
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Belgium891:129,17618,730
Canada541:682,32655,162
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Andorra191:4,413868
Costa Rica151:318,6713,310
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Gibraltar131:2,612585
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Norway61:857,04855,549
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Comoros11:749,524685
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Luqué (9), Lúque (1) & Luquè (1) are calculated separately.

Luque (219) may also be a first name.

Luque Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found in Leon and Cordoba. Derived from village of Luque near Leon. Of unknown meaning.

Andalusian name from villa of Luque, a political subdivision of Baena (Cordoba). From knight of Leon, Alonso de Luque who accom­panied King don Alonso XI to conquer Moors in 1347.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Luque Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luque is most common in Spain. It may be rendered as a variant: Luqué, Lúque or Luquè. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luque? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,362nd most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 56,481 people. The last name Luque is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Luque reside; 55 percent reside in South America and 32 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 609,814th most widespread first name globally, held by 219 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Spain, where it is carried by 41,019 people, or 1 in 1,140. In Spain it is most prevalent in: Andalusia, where 59 percent are found, Catalonia, where 17 percent are found and Madrid, where 9 percent are found. Besides Spain it occurs in 74 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 21 percent are found and Peru, where 16 percent are found.

Luque Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Luque has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Luque last name increased 24,811 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Luque Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Luque last name are 43.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Luque earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 1.22% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,148 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.83% more than the national average, earning $25,389,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.18% less than the national average, earning $40,914 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $52,771 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luqué939/
Lúque931/
Luquè931/
Luquez9111,322/
Luquet913,671/
Luques913,180/
Louque911,053/
Lauque91349/
Lluque91191/
Luquer91154/
Lucque9126/
Luquey9115/
Lutque917/
Lusque914/
Liuque914/
Lueque913/
Luique912/
Ludque912/
Luqque912/
Luquee911/
Leuque910/
Luqe8910/
Luqu893/
Lucquet83140/
Louquet8393/
Luqueis8350/
Lucques8341/
Lauquet8318/
Lluquet8314/
Luquett839/
Luequee834/
Luqueiz833/
Lauques831/
Llauque831/
Leuquee831/
Leuquei831/
D'luque831/
Luqueth831/
Luqueer830/
Luqquer830/
Luquerr830/
Luquest830/
Lique803,026/
Lugue802,495/
Luqui80727/
Luuke808/
Lukue806/
Liuqu806/
Luqie804/
Leuqe803/
Louqe802/
Luqer802/
Liuqe801/
Lucue801/
Luqet801/
Luquz801/
Llouquet7716/
Luqueová773/
Ludquest771/
Luccquet771/
Lausques771/
L'Louque771/
D'luquez771/
Luq7522/
Lougue736,340/
Llique73361/
Luquis73249/
Liuqui73149/
Leugue7398/
Luquès7318/
Liquie7312/
Lauqué7311/
Lúquez7310/
Leuqui738/
Luiqui736/
Laugue735/
Liquey733/
Luequi732/
Luigue732/
Lùquez732/
Lusqui732/
Luguei731/
Liqueh731/
Llugue731/
Luquiz731/
Lunqui731/
Louqui731/
Looque731/
Louqus731/
Luukes731/
Luquit731/
Luygue731/
Lucues730/
Liquea730/
Lucuie730/
Luquai730/
Luke6780,019/
Luce6723,882/
Leugoue67444/
Luuk67381/
Lucq67309/
Leukoue67205/
Leungue6765/
Lukueyi6734/
Luttgue6727/
Lousquy6725/
Lousqui6720/
Loukoue6719/
Luug6716/
Liqe6710/
Luqi679/
Lluq676/
Lougoue674/
Luiq672/
Laukoue672/
Lucquio672/
Leuq672/
Luqq672/
Luungwe671/
Louq671/
Louguhe671/
Lukujje671/
Luingue671/
Llusqui671/
Luukwes671/
Ludq671/
Liuq671/
Lutq671/
Lusq671/
Luuq671/
Luqg671/
Luqs671/
Lhuq671/
Lauq671/

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