Luyt Surname

178,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,386 people bear this surname

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

Luyt Surname Definition:

“Lute” (Luit) in Old Dutch.

Luyt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,7291:31,3354,023
Australia1811:149,14815,854
Netherlands1761:95,95015,676
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Canada611:604,02649,778
England611:913,41146,955
France391:1,703,147154,208
Namibia251:96,3768,697
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Lüyt (2) are calculated separately.

Luyt (572) may also be a first name.

Luyt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Lute” (Luit) in Old Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Luyt Last Name Facts

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

Luyt (Russian: Луйт) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Lüyt. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luyt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Luyt is the 178,897th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,054,294 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Luyt live; 74 percent live in Southern Africa and 74 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 350,532nd most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 572 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,729 people, or 1 in 31,335. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 36 percent are found, Gauteng, where 27 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.

Luyt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Luyt last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Luyt earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 44.47% more than the national average, earning R 343,308 per year; in United States they earn 37.78% more than the national average, earning $59,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.78% more than the national average, earning $56,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lüyt922/
Luyet891,029/
Luyts89405/
Luyat89184/
Luyot892/
Luuyt891/
Luy8617,104/
Lut868,676/
Lyt86393/
Louyot80461/
Louyat8049/
Louyet8037/
Lluyot8014/
Luyett8010/
Luytte803/
Luyate801/
Lauyet801/
Lute7512,393/
Luyo758,125/
Luya756,874/
Laut756,760/
Lust756,149/
Luth752,943/
Layt751,915/
Lyth751,872/
Liut751,083/
Ludt75838/
Lout75696/
Lutt75635/
Luht75604/
Luet75483/
Luit75479/
Luys75454/
Luyi75382/
Luye75370/
Louy75332/
Lyst75222/
Lyet75215/
Lyut75204/
Lluy75184/
Leyt75115/
Lyuy7594/
Lyot7591/
Leut7577/
Leuy7531/
Luoy7527/
Lauy7516/
Loyt7514/
Llut7510/
Lytt759/
Luzt757/
Lult757/
Luut756/
Luhy756/
Liuy755/
Luyz754/
Lydt753/
Luiy752/
Lugy752/
Lutp752/
Luyé751/
Llyt751/
Lytp751/
Luyj751/
Lhut751/
Hlut751/
Lyht750/
Louyate731/
Lu6721,328,039/
Ly67747,729/
Lucht678,843/
Layet677,537/
Leyte675,161/
Lauth673,819/
Louet672,961/
Layth672,797/
Louth672,276/
Luyas671,851/
Louya671,826/
Lyust671,812/
Luste671,420/
Luthe671,324/
Laute671,315/
Louys67973/
Loute67881/
Leute67809/
Lauya67766/
Lutte67654/
Layte67567/
Lahut67560/
Layat67476/
Luyis67474/
Loyet67459/
Lautt67402/
Luyoh67376/
Liuye67370/
Loutz67349/
Loyst67337/
Liute67311/
Luijt67268/
Leyet67187/
Liuth67177/
Hluyo67173/
Leuth67165/
Lauts67163/
Luett67134/
Lougy67125/
Liuuy67114/
Liuyi67113/
Lault67112/
Lauye67111/
Layst67107/
Liaut67102/
Loyte6789/
Luiyo6788/
Luoye6777/
Loutt6776/
Layot6770/
Løyte6768/
Luite6767/
Leyts6765/
Laust6764/
Laudt6762/
Loyot6759/
Leyat6758/
Loyat6756/
Leyth6746/
Lyeth6737/
Lyoth6737/
Luyah6735/
Louët6735/
Louts6733/
Lajut6731/
Luits6731/
Luuya6731/
Lyaet6731/
Liuya6730/
Lusht6727/
Lujiy6723/
Liyot6723/
Luist6722/
Lytts6721/
Layit6720/
Lehyt6720/
Luoyo6719/
Loust6719/
Luyau6719/
Layut6719/
Leyst6716/
Liyat6716/
Luuyi6716/
Luyod6713/
Lujat6712/
Luyap6711/
Hlyut6711/
Lyhte6710/
Leyot6710/
Luedt6710/
Luhya679/
Luutz679/
Lohut678/
Louye678/
Lauet677/
Loyit676/
Lauyo675/
Loyts675/
Luyaa675/
Luyop675/
Luyos675/
Hlyts675/
Lustz674/
Lhaut674/
Llout673/
Luyes673/
Legyt673/
Lujit673/
Leytz673/
Leuat673/
Luitt673/
Luyad673/
Luych673/
Leyut673/
Ludth673/
Lhute672/
Lustt672/
Luyip672/
Lyteh672/
Lluyd672/
Ludte672/
Leust672/
Lyaut672/
Lluya672/
Lusts672/
Llaut672/
Lueht671/
Loudt671/
Lusst671/
Lutpp671/
Luyed671/
Luyeh671/
Luiht671/
Luitd671/
Louhy671/
Louyo671/
Liust671/
Liyet671/
Lliuyatt671/
Leutt671/
Leuiy671/
Leauy671/
Hlyte671/
Leuts671/
Laugy671/
Loydt671/
Lyott671/
Luohy671/
Luoyd671/
Luzte671/
Luztz671/
Luhyi671/
Lyuht671/
Laytz671/
Lauys671/
Leuet671/
Leyit671/
Lhust671/
Lhuyi671/
Gliut671/
Lyett671/
Lluys671/
Luyyo671/
Liuhy671/
Luhyz671/
Luiat671/
Luizt671/
Lythz671/
Lyuys671/
Luyee671/
Luyha671/
Luysh671/
Lauyd671/
Layht670/
Lyths670/
Louyd670/
Lycht670/
Leuht670/
Lauyh670/
Leydt670/
Lloyt670/
Loytz670/
Luith670/
Lutph670/

Luyt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luyt in the Russian language
Луйтlujt-

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