Luthuli Surname

16,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,834 people bear this surname

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

Luthuli Surname Definition:

“Month when there is much Dust” (About June) in Zulu.

Luthuli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa33,5741:1,614197
Zimbabwe1531:100,90414,195
England361:1,547,72466,012
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China21:683,660,78330,601
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Luthuli (71) may also be a first name.

Luthuli Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Month when there is much Dust” (About June) in Zulu.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Luthuli Last Name Facts

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

Luthuli occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Luthuli? popularity and diffusion

Luthuli is the 16,418th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 215,391 people. The last name Luthuli occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luthuli live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 71 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 33,574 people, or 1 in 1,614. In South Africa Luthuli is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 76 percent are found, Gauteng, where 10 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 7 percent are found. Not including South Africa Luthuli occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Luthuli Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Luthuli last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Luthuli earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 32.77% less than the national average, earning R 159,768 per year and in United States they earn 9.58% less than the national average, earning $39,016 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luthulli931/
Luthulie931/
Lluthuli931/
Lutuli921,542/
Lithuli86247/
Luthule8615/
Luthili8610/
Lothuli866/
Luthula863/
Lutauli862/
Luthuly861/
Lutuuli861/
Loutouli80240/
Luthulee801/
Lithouli801/
Hluthula801/
Lutula772,674/
Lituli77878/
Lotuli7723/
Lutule778/
Lutili774/
Lutolli71531/
Lotulia71402/
Lotulei7127/
Luitula7121/
Lithule7111/
Lothula714/
Luthile712/
Lutooli712/
Loutili712/
Lotuloi711/
Lutuula711/
Lutaula711/
Liuttula6710/
Hluthile671/
Lothulea671/

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