Luu Surname
Approximately 480,317 people bear this surname
Luu Surname User-submission:
Luu (or Lưu with diacritics) is a Vietnamese surname. Luu originates as a transliteration of the traditional Chinese surname, Liu (劉). The ancient Yao people of Chinese often had the surname Liu (劉), which when they emigrated from Guandong, China to Vietnam.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 452,826 | 1:205 | 32 |
| United States | 17,416 | 1:20,812 | 2,627 |
| Canada | 2,616 | 1:14,085 | 2,079 |
| Australia | 1,985 | 1:13,600 | 1,948 |
| Thailand | 1,361 | 1:51,902 | 6,146 |
| France | 1,258 | 1:52,800 | 6,945 |
| England | 522 | 1:106,740 | 11,153 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Sweden | 343 | 1:28,708 | 2,341 |
| Germany | 179 | 1:449,751 | 39,926 |
| Norway | 106 | 1:48,512 | 6,954 |
| Indonesia | 102 | 1:1,296,561 | 90,231 |
| Netherlands | 99 | 1:170,578 | 24,763 |
| Switzerland | 88 | 1:93,329 | 10,185 |
| Singapore | 86 | 1:64,043 | 2,603 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| Taiwan | 84 | 1:279,104 | 2,295 |
| Denmark | 79 | 1:71,452 | 7,101 |
| Malaysia | 74 | 1:398,571 | 20,802 |
| Finland | 68 | 1:80,834 | 8,744 |
| United Arab Emirates | 68 | 1:134,739 | 11,022 |
| China | 66 | 1:20,716,993 | 1,140 |
| New Zealand | 65 | 1:69,667 | 10,483 |
| Belgium | 57 | 1:201,696 | 26,362 |
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | 1:189,621 | 26,314 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Czechia | 25 | 1:425,339 | 47,625 |
| Romania | 20 | 1:1,003,894 | 52,576 |
| Hungary | 20 | 1:490,814 | 31,291 |
| Iceland | 19 | 1:20,005 | 1,629 |
| Japan | 18 | 1:7,102,461 | 43,008 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Cambodia | 12 | 1:1,290,596 | 5,991 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
The alternate forms: Lưu (9) are calculated separately.
Luu (56,254) may also be a first name.
Luu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Luu (or Lưu with diacritics) is a Vietnamese surname. Luu originates as a transliteration of the traditional Chinese surname, Liu (劉). The ancient Yao people of Chinese often had the surname Liu (劉), which when they emigrated from Guandong, China to Vietnam. Another instance of this exchange is during the Yuan Dynasty when the Mongols (that usually carried the last name Liu) migrated to Vietnam. Some Vietnamese people with the last name Luu are of Han Chinese descent due to the ancient migration patterns. Prior to the French occupation of Vietnam, Luu was written as 劉. When the alphabet was introduced during the French occupation (in which the government abandoned the use of Chinese logograms), the Vietnamese were forced to use the french alphabet system. This caused the traditional spelling to morph into Lưu. After the Vietnam War (1975), many southern Vietnamese migrated all over the world, but the majority in France and the US.
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Luu Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Luu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Luu (Oriya: ଲୁଉ, Russian: Луу) is most common in Vietnam. It may also be rendered as a variant: Lưu. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Luu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,118th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 15,172 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Luu live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Viet-Asia. Luu is also the 16,708th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 56,254 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Vietnam, where it is borne by 452,826 people, or 1 in 205. In Vietnam Luu is most numerous in: Red River Delta, where 27 percent reside, Mekong River Delta, where 18 percent reside and Southeast, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Vietnam it exists in 82 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Luu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Luu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Luu last name are 9.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.17% registered with the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lưu | 89 | 9 | / |
| Lyuu | 86 | 255 | / |
| Lauu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Luui | 86 | 5 | / |
| Luuh | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lguu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hluu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lluu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Luuj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lu | 80 | 21,328,039 | / |
| Liuuy | 75 | 114 | / |
| Luuyi | 75 | 16 | / |
| Luutz | 75 | 9 | / |
| Luoou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Liuue | 75 | 3 | / |
| Luuha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liuua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leeuu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luuyt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luusz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liu | 67 | 74,139,464 | / |
| Lou | 67 | 845,855 | / |
| Lau | 67 | 509,986 | / |
| Lui | 67 | 99,152 | / |
| Lux | 67 | 50,036 | / |
| Leu | 67 | 24,043 | / |
| Luz | 67 | 23,989 | / |
| Luy | 67 | 17,104 | / |
| Lyu | 67 | 13,749 | / |
| Lue | 67 | 8,902 | / |
| Lut | 67 | 8,676 | / |
| Lup | 67 | 5,250 | / |
| Luh | 67 | 2,177 | / |
| Lus | 67 | 1,941 | / |
| Llu | 67 | 485 | / |
| Lud | 67 | 462 | / |
| Luş | 67 | 328 | / |
| Vanluu | 67 | 57 | / |
| Luj | 67 | 24 | / |
| Hlu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Luš | 67 | 12 | / |
| Luohou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lhu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Luuová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lgu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Luň | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luț | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luí | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luá | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luý | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauous | 67 | 0 | / |
Luu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Luu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲୁଉ | lu'u | - |
| Luu in the Russian language | ||
| Луу | luu | - |
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