Lusu Surname

354,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Lusu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3961:136,81215,826
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Taiwan1001:234,4471,975
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
Solomon Islands601:9,6671,663
Zambia471:337,23218,059
Liberia391:113,0398,770
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Lusu (3,811) may also be a first name.

Lusu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lusu (Hindi: लूसू, Marathi: लुसु, Oriya: ଲୁସୁ) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lusu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 354,583rd most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,102,871 people. The last name Lusu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Lusu reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 113,884th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,811 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 396 people, or 1 in 136,812. In South Africa Lusu is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent reside, Western Cape, where 20 percent reside and Gauteng, where 14 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it exists in 19 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and Taiwan, where 10 percent reside.

Lusu Last Name Statistics demography

Lusu earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.19% less than the national average, earning R 199,164 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lushu891,144/
Lussu89979/
Liusu89288/
Lutsu89175/
Lausu89161/
Lusuh8989/
Lusui8968/
Lusau8963/
Lusiu8962/
Luesu8961/
Lusup8957/
Lusut8943/
Lusus8914/
Lousu895/
Luhsu893/
Luusu892/
Lusud892/
Lusuy892/
Lyusu891/
Luisu891/
Ludsu891/
Luscu890/
Laussu80190/
Hluscu80118/
Lausus8044/
Liushu8034/
Leussu8026/
Lussou8023/
Liausu8022/
Lousau8012/
Lahusu8011/
Lousou807/
Lusseu805/
Lushau803/
Lushui803/
Lussus802/
Lushus801/
Lutshu801/
Lutsou801/
Liusau801/
Liusui801/
Lausup801/
Lluscu801/
Llushu801/
Liutsu801/
Lusahu801/
Lusheu801/
Luitsu801/
Lyusut801/
Lausau801/
Lausiu801/
Luseus801/
Lisu753,222/
Losu752,178/
Luju751,027/
Luzu75516/
Lucu75501/
Luxu75358/
Luţu7589/
Loutsou73512/
Loussou73464/
Lauszus73137/
Lussaud7371/
Leusseu7342/
Lussaut7319/
Lausuch7315/
Laussuy738/
Luttsau735/
Liushou734/
Laussau734/
Liutsui732/
Leuseux731/
Lushuha731/
Luutshu731/
Laussou731/
Liushui731/
Liutsou731/
Loushus730/
Lusault730/
Lissu675,164/
Luciu67895/
Liuxu67710/
Leushuis67530/
Luchu67245/
Luzzu67226/
Luzau67207/
Luzuy67148/
Lucuț67140/
Loussaut67137/
Lauschus67133/
Lussault67120/
Lujut6776/
Ludju6775/
Luzhu6746/
Luceu6723/
Lucuy6721/
Losuh6719/
Luczu6717/
Lyuttsau6715/
Loucu6713/
Lisui6713/
Lauzu6711/
Lauju6710/
Loesu6710/
Lujau6710/
Liesu679/
Lutju676/
Lossu676/
Hlisu675/
Lihsu674/
Lujhu674/
Leuţu674/
Losuu674/
Luizu674/
Liuzu674/
Luzou674/
Lisuy673/
Luziu672/
Lujuj672/
Lugiu672/
Liuju672/
Lujuu671/
Loosu671/
Losui671/
Losuy671/
Luxou671/
Lusão671/
Luuzu671/
Luzut671/
Lujju671/
Hlucu671/
Laussaut671/
Lauszaut671/
Liaussou671/
Louschut671/
Luisschu671/
Louxu671/

Lusu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lusu in the Oriya language
ଲୁସୁlusu95
ଲୁଶୁlusu5
Lusu in the Hindi language
लूसूlusu81.25
लुसूlusu12.5
लुसुlusu6.25
Lusu in the Marathi language
लुसुlusu61.54
लुसूlusu38.46

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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 Lusu
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