Luyu Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Luyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan741:316,8212,543
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
China111:124,301,9616,553
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Luyu (462) may also be a first name.

Luyu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luyu (Hindi: लुयू, Oriya: ଲୁୟୁ, Russian: Лую) has its highest incidence in Taiwan. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luyu? popularity and diffusion

Luyu is the 1,210,518th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name Luyu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Luyu reside; 44 percent reside in East Asia and 44 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Luyu is also the 396,762nd most numerous first name worldwide, held by 462 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 316,821. In Taiwan Luyu is most numerous in: New Taipei City, where 26 percent are found, Tainan City, where 14 percent are found and Kaohsiung City, where 12 percent are found. Other than Taiwan Luyu exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and Malaysia, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liuyu89217/
Luyou89121/
Luoyu8935/
Lauyu8927/
Luyau8919/
Luyuh8916/
Luyut8910/
Louyu899/
Luyus895/
Lyuyu893/
Luyhu891/
Luuyu891/
Liuyou80118/
Luoyou8018/
Lauyeu806/
Lauyau803/
Luoyue801/
Luyius800/
Luju751,027/
Luhu75348/
Leyu75116/
Luțu75115/
Luiu75111/
Loyu7555/
Lueu7522/
L'Yu757/
Louu754/
Liuu753/
Ljyu752/
Lyuü751/
Lauyaux731/
Lauyaus730/
Lehuu67696/
Lehuy67366/
Luhui67336/
Laiyu67143/
Laayu67101/
Luhau6781/
Lujut6776/
Luiuz6734/
Luhou6732/
Lujiu6728/
Loueu6728/
Leuțu6727/
Liu'u6716/
Lujau6710/
Layyu678/
Leiyu677/
Loyus677/
Lujhu674/
Leyut673/
Lauau673/
Leuhu673/
Leuau673/
Leuui672/
Leeyu672/
Leyus672/
Liuiu672/
Lu'ui672/
Liuju672/
Lujuj672/
Lugiu672/
Leyui671/
Luuhu671/
Lujuu671/
Lauhu671/
Leeuu671/
Luuuu671/
Lauut671/
Luius671/
Louou671/
Lujju671/
L'Yue671/
Leuiu671/
Lauus671/
Lijuu671/
Leyup671/
Loyuh671/
Lueuy670/
Loyud670/
Louyeoux670/

Luyu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luyu in the Oriya language
ଲୁୟୁluyu82.61
ଲୁୟୂluyu13.04
ଲୁୟୁରluyura4.35
Luyu in the Hindi language
लुयूluyu50
लुयुluyu50
Luyu in the Russian language
Луюluu-

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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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  • 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 Luyu
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