Luria Surname

69,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Israel

Luria Surname Definition:

(Italian) One who came from Luria (sorrowful), in Italy.

Luria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico4,1201:30,1281,940
Israel1,7791:4,810709
United States7971:454,77938,889
Kenya781:592,05027,720
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
Spain571:820,21133,492
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
England141:3,979,861125,553
France131:5,109,440259,941
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Panama71:558,8949,437
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Luría (5) & Lúria (4) are calculated separately.

Luria (913) may also be a first name.

Luria Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) One who came from Luria (sorrowful), in Italy.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from a place name) One tradition traces the name from Luria, a town in the province of Treviso, Italy. Due to religious persecution the Jews of Luria left Italy for Germany and thence to Poland, Lithuania, and Russia. Another tradition traces the name to Loria, a town near Bassano, Italy. The name first appears in Alsace in the fifteenth century. Luria appears in the forms Lurje and Lurie.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Luria Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luria (Marathi: लुरीया, Oriya: ଲୁରିଆ) is most common in Mexico. It can also be found in the variant forms: Luría or Lúria. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Luria? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 69,906th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,029,460 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Luria reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 268,345th most common forename on earth It is held by 913 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is held by 4,120 people, or 1 in 30,128. In Mexico it is most common in: Veracruz, where 67 percent reside, Oaxaca, where 15 percent reside and Chihuahua, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Mexico this last name exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Luria Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Luria has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Luria last name expanded 39,850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Luria Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Luria last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Luria last name are 41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.23% registered with the political party.

Luria earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.48% more than the national average, earning $56,299 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luría935/
Lúria934/
Lauria9118,551/
Louria91243/
Lurias9179/
Lluria9135/
Leuria9126/
Luriah918/
Luriea916/
Lutria912/
Lurria911/
Luriaz911/
Lurjia911/
Lueria911/
Lauriat83243/
Luthria83220/
Laurias8367/
Lauriha8339/
Lourias8326/
Lurijas8310/
Louriad834/
Lauriea831/
Louriat831/
Lauriaa831/
Laurria831/
Loria8030,505/
Liria802,743/
Lurio8075/
Lurya8018/
Lurea8011/
Louriaie7716/
Laurijas777/
Lourijas771/
Laurijaz771/
Laurio739,977/
Laurea731,690/
Lloria73767/
Lurgio73182/
Lorija7368/
Lauría7329/
Luriot7326/
Lourea7315/
Laurya738/
Leurea735/
Lorria735/
Luriho735/
Lliria735/
Lourio732/
Lirija732/
Llurià731/
Lieria731/
Leurio731/
Luerio731/
Llúria731/
Liriay731/
Lorioa731/
Loriha731/
Loriay731/
Lureao731/
Lyurya731/
Luryah731/
Loriea730/
Liriah730/
Lauriot67518/
Laurioz6754/
Leuriot6712/
Laurrio6711/
Laureao674/
Lauréat673/
Liriaei672/
Leutrio672/
Loureao671/
Lurayya671/
Luisrio671/
Lauryas671/
Laurrea671/
Hlaurya671/
Lorriea671/
Loraiya671/
Lyuryha671/

Luria Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luria in the Oriya language
ଲୁରିଆluri'a-
Luria in the Marathi language
लुरीयाluriya-

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Luria Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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