Luu Surname

1,118th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 480,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Luu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam452,8261:20532
United States17,4161:20,8122,627
Canada2,6161:14,0852,079
Australia1,9851:13,6001,948
Thailand1,3611:51,9026,146
France1,2581:52,8006,945
England5221:106,74011,153
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Sweden3431:28,7082,341
Germany1791:449,75139,926
Norway1061:48,5126,954
Indonesia1021:1,296,56190,231
Netherlands991:170,57824,763
Switzerland881:93,32910,185
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Taiwan841:279,1042,295
Denmark791:71,4527,101
Malaysia741:398,57120,802
Finland681:80,8348,744
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
China661:20,716,9931,140
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Belgium571:201,69626,362
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Czechia251:425,33947,625
Romania201:1,003,89452,576
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Iceland191:20,0051,629
Japan181:7,102,46143,008
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Cambodia121:1,290,5965,991
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
San Marino11:33,214932
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guam11:160,1214,893
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Lưu (9) are calculated separately.

Luu (56,254) may also be a first name.

Luu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luu (Oriya: ଲୁଉ, Russian: Луу) is most common in Vietnam. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Lưu. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Luu is the 1,118th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 15,172 people. Luu is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Luu are found; 95 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Viet-Asia. It is also the 16,708th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 56,254 people.

This surname is most common in Vietnam, where it is borne by 452,826 people, or 1 in 205. In Vietnam Luu is primarily found in: Red River Delta, where 27 percent live, Mekong River Delta, where 18 percent live and Southeast, where 17 percent live. Besides Vietnam this last name exists in 82 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Luu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Luu surname are 9.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Luu earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 30.2% less than the national average, earning 241,556 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 1.42% more than the national average, earning 83,611,500 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 11.61% more than the national average, earning $48,159 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.88% more than the national average, earning $51,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lưu899/
Lyuu86255/
Lauu867/
Luui865/
Luuh863/
Lguu862/
Hluu861/
Lluu861/
Luuj861/
Lu8021,328,039/
Liuuy75114/
Luuyi7516/
Luutz759/
Luoou754/
Liuue753/
Luuha751/
Liuua751/
Leeuu751/
Luuyt751/
Luusz751/
Liu6774,139,464/
Lou67845,855/
Lau67509,986/
Lui6799,152/
Lux6750,036/
Leu6724,043/
Luz6723,989/
Luy6717,104/
Lyu6713,749/
Lue678,902/
Lut678,676/
Lup675,250/
Luh672,177/
Lus671,941/
Llu67485/
Lud67462/
Luş67328/
Vanluu6757/
Luj6724/
Hlu6718/
Luš6712/
Luohou678/
Lhu678/
Luuová677/
Lgu677/
Luň674/
Luț673/
Luí672/
Luá672/
Luș671/
Luî671/
Luý671/
Lauous670/

Luu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luu in the Oriya language
ଲୁଉlu'u-
Luu in the Russian language
Лууluu-

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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 Luu
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