Lus Surname

212,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea7971:10,231869
Indonesia1901:696,04854,032
Ukraine1381:329,87541,364
Poland1241:306,52236,280
Spain1131:413,73522,335
Argentina991:431,75232,722
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Cambodia901:172,0792,896
Italy601:1,019,27870,256
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
India231:33,350,669396,143
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
England101:5,571,806158,774
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Luş (328), Lüs (19), Luš (12) & Luș (1) are calculated separately.

Lus (9,252) may also be a first name.

Lus Last Name Facts

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

Lus (Hindi: लुस, Marathi: लुस, Oriya: ଲୁସ, Russian: Лусь) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Luş, Lüs, Luš or Luș. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lus? popularity and diffusion

Lus is the 212,218th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,754,532 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 41 percent of Lus are found; 41 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 41 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 64,546th most commonly used forename globally. It is borne by 9,252 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 797 people, or 1 in 10,231. In Papua New Guinea Lus is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 45 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 9 percent reside and Enga, where 7 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea it exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent reside and Ukraine, where 7 percent reside.

Lus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 282 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 41 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lus surname are 26.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.68% registered with the party.

The amount Lus earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 7.33% less than the national average, earning $39,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 45.44% more than the national average, earning $72,261 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luş89328/
Lüs8919/
Luš8912/
Luș891/
Luis86195,165/
Luís86194,562/
Luse8617,911/
Laus867,915/
Leus866,872/
Lush866,581/
Lust866,149/
Luus861,562/
Lius861,415/
Lous86848/
Luss86537/
Luys86454/
Lyus86351/
Hlus86273/
Lusz8654/
Luhs8619/
Luës8612/
Luxs867/
Lusd867/
Lusc862/
Lusj862/
Lujs861/
Lgus860/
Lu8021,328,039/
Luise753,420/
Lyust751,812/
Lause751,662/
Lluis751,590/
Lusch751,374/
Louys75973/
Louse75868/
Leush75592/
Lusse75428/
Luyts75405/
Lahus75396/
Laush75331/
Lauss75291/
Lyuis75209/
Lyush75198/
Lhous75176/
Lauts75163/
Luijs75134/
Hlous75114/
Leusz7596/
Loush7592/
Leuse7573/
Lausz7568/
Lushe7565/
Laust7564/
Liush7555/
Lutse7554/
Luiss7539/
Louts7533/
Luits7531/
Lusht7527/
Lluís7527/
Luish7524/
Luscz7524/
Luist7522/
Louss7520/
Lyaus7519/
Loust7519/
Hlaus7517/
Ålhus7515/
Liaus7514/
Hlyus7512/
Louhs7511/
Liuis7510/
Liusz757/
Lohus757/
Liuse757/
Lousø756/
Hlush754/
Leuss753/
Hluss753/
Luyse753/
Louïs753/
Lauds752/
Lustt752/
Louds752/
Leust752/
Lgous752/
Louÿs752/
Lussh751/
Lusst751/
Lutsh751/
Luuis751/
Liust751/
Lleus751/
Leuts751/
Llaus751/
Luusz751/
Luisz751/
Hluse751/
Lausx751/
Lhuis751/
Lhust751/
Luisd751/
Lluys751/
Lyuys751/
Lushh751/
Lushj751/
Luysh751/
Liu6774,139,464/
Lou67845,855/
Lau67509,986/
Luu67480,317/
Lui6799,152/
Luc6779,581/
Lux6750,036/
Leu6724,043/
Luz6723,989/
Luy6717,104/
Los6715,197/
Lyu6713,749/
Lut678,676/
Lup675,250/
Lausch673,722/
Lutsch672,224/
Luh672,177/
Leusch671,024/
Lushch67708/
Llu67485/
Lud67462/
Lahush67225/
Lousse67189/
Lusche67179/
Lhouss67172/
Luysch67101/
Lós6795/
Lausse6794/
Luitse6784/
Luč6757/
Liaush6750/
Lousch6738/
Lyaush6734/
Llause6729/
Luj6724/
Hlu6718/
Leudts6717/
Loushe6715/
Luijts6713/
Lusová6713/
Lousth6713/
Leusse6712/
Loutse6712/
Louyse6711/
Luisce6711/
Lusova679/
Luisse679/
Lưu679/
Lhu678/
Laushe677/
Lgu677/
Llauss674/
Luň674/
Loutts673/
D'luis673/
Luț673/
Lhouse672/
Luá672/
Luí672/
Lusowa672/
Lutshe672/
Llusch671/
Hlause671/
L'Luss671/
Luý671/
Lėlius671/
Luî671/
Louijs671/
Leutse671/
L'Hous671/
Hlushe671/
Luihse671/
Liushe671/
Luisch670/
Lustch670/
Luscht670/
Lauous670/

Lus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lus in the Hindi language
लुसlusa-
Lus in the Marathi language
लुसlusa-
Lus in the Oriya language
ଲୁସlusa88.89
ଲୁସ୍lus11.11
Lus in the Russian language
Лусьlus-

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Footnotes

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