Luy Surname

31,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Luy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia12,0481:1,285317
Philippines1,6771:60,36910,173
United States6851:529,13744,078
Germany4471:180,10221,058
Peru3861:82,3425,693
Vietnam3251:285,0651,117
Brazil2771:772,83228,098
Switzerland1741:47,2016,376
Venezuela1571:192,3835,336
Argentina961:445,24433,533
Indonesia961:1,377,59694,593
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Uruguay731:47,0105,282
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
France671:991,384111,008
Canada651:566,85547,218
Mexico511:2,433,84720,676
Taiwan411:571,8234,251
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Australia271:999,84158,390
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
England141:3,979,861125,553
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Hungary131:755,09840,181
India121:63,922,115578,870
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Panama101:391,2268,067
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

The alternate forms: Lüy (359) & Luý (1) are calculated separately.

Luy (6,504) may also be a first name.

Luy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luy (Oriya: ଲୁୟ, Russian: Луй) occurs more in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Lüy or Luý. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 31,220th most commonly used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 426,073 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Luy live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 70 percent live in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 81,364th most common first name world-wide It is held by 6,504 people.

The last name Luy is most commonly occurring in Cambodia, where it is borne by 12,048 people, or 1 in 1,285. In Cambodia it is most numerous in: Siem Reap Province, where 13 percent are found, Phnom Penh, where 12 percent are found and Battambang Province, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Cambodia this surname occurs in 63 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Luy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Luy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Luy surname increased 1,105 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Luy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Luy surname are 1.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.17% being registered with the party.

The amount Luy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 102.85% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,323 per year; in United States they earn 14.67% more than the national average, earning $49,480 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.94% more than the national average, earning $57,604 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lüy89359/
Luý891/
Luyo868,125/
Luya866,874/
Luyt862,386/
Luys86454/
Luyi86382/
Luye86370/
Louy86332/
Lluy86184/
Lyuy8694/
Leuy8631/
Luoy8627/
Lauy8616/
Luhy866/
Liuy865/
Luyz864/
Luiy862/
Luyé861/
Luyj861/
Lu8021,328,039/
Ly80747,729/
Luyas751,851/
Louya751,826/
Luyet751,029/
Louys75973/
Lauya75766/
Luyis75474/
Luyts75405/
Luyoh75376/
Liuye75370/
Luyat75184/
Hluyo75173/
Liuuy75114/
Liuyi75113/
Lauye75111/
Luiyo7588/
Luoye7577/
Luyah7535/
Luuya7531/
Liuya7530/
Lujiy7523/
Luoyo7519/
Luyau7519/
Luuyi7516/
Luyod7513/
Luyap7511/
Luhya759/
Louye758/
Lauyo755/
Luyaa755/
Luyop755/
Luyos755/
Luyes753/
Luyad753/
Luych753/
Luyip752/
Lluyd752/
Lluya752/
Luyot752/
Luyed751/
Luyeh751/
Louhy751/
Louyo751/
Leuiy751/
Leauy751/
Luohy751/
Luoyd751/
Luuyt751/
Luhyi751/
Lauys751/
Lhuyi751/
Lluys751/
Luyyo751/
Liuhy751/
Luhyz751/
Lyuys751/
Luyee751/
Luyha751/
Luysh751/
Lauyd751/
Louyd750/
Lauyh750/
Liu6774,139,464/
Lou67845,855/
Lau67509,986/
Luu67480,317/
Lay67335,240/
Lui6799,152/
Lux6750,036/
Loy6732,104/
Ley6727,224/
Leu6724,043/
Luz6723,989/
Lyu6713,749/
Lye6713,181/
Lue678,902/
Lut678,676/
Lup675,250/
Lya674,060/
Luh672,177/
Lliuya672,035/
Lus671,941/
Lyh671,760/
Liy67604/
Luyaya67503/
Llu67485/
Lud67462/
Louyot67461/
Luş67328/
Lyy67307/
Lyo67272/
Lly67199/
Luysch67101/
Lyi6786/
Hlauyo6769/
Louyat6749/
Luyowa6746/
Louyet6737/
Luj6724/
Louyeh6718/
Hlu6718/
Lluyot6714/
Luš6712/
Lyß6711/
Luyett6710/
Lhy679/
Lưu679/
Lyø679/
D'Luhy678/
Lhu678/
Lgu677/
Lyuhya676/
Lyš676/
Louyos676/
Louyah675/
Hly674/
Luň674/
Louyed674/
Luyees673/
Luț673/
Luá672/
Luí672/
Lluyis671/
Luoyeh671/
Hlauye671/
Lujaya671/
Luyich671/
Luî671/
Luș671/
Louyoh671/
Láy671/
Lauyet671/
Åly671/
Luyash671/
Luyioh671/
Lauyoh671/
Louyee670/
Louyes670/

Luy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luy in the Oriya language
ଲୁୟluya-
Luy in the Russian language
Луйluj-

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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 Luy
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