Luu Surname
Approximately 480,317 people bear this surname
Luu Surname Distribution Map
| 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 Demographics
Average Male Luu Height
170.97 cm
Average Female Luu Height
158.44 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| 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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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Luu
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