Luís Surname

2,884th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Luís Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luís Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola81,0461:33360
Mozambique79,7201:34254
Portugal19,5701:53290
Brazil4,7681:44,8981,796
Spain1,5611:29,9503,048
Mexico1,5271:81,2883,389
United States1,2111:299,30527,626
Dominican Republic8551:12,202946
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
France2901:229,04435,526
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Argentina2331:183,44815,343
Canada2261:163,03416,442
Guatemala2231:72,1202,592
England2051:271,79521,381
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
United Arab Emirates1601:57,2645,561
India1391:5,518,456133,501
Philippines1361:744,39973,733
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Venezuela1081:279,6676,618
Australia881:306,76926,711
Cuba831:138,8283,528
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
South Africa671:808,62254,680
São Tomé and Príncipe631:2,816294
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Peru581:548,00214,762
Puerto Rico571:62,2831,270
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
China381:35,982,1461,905
Italy381:1,609,38783,030
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Panama241:163,0115,136
Nicaragua221:273,6862,870
Ireland211:224,2358,707
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Paraguay211:344,6075,239
Armenia191:154,2204,685
Chile181:978,69319,774
El Salvador181:352,4382,576
Turkey171:4,577,731104,623
East Timor161:75,996145
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Guam121:13,3432,098
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Guinea-Bissau91:192,002129
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Belize41:88,8683,294
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Jersey31:33,0674,675
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Macau21:300,8151,009
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

The alternate forms: Luis (195,165) are calculated separately.

Luís (142,688) may also be a first name.

Luís Last Name Facts

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

Luís is carried by more people in Angola than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Luis. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luís? popularity and diffusion

The surname Luís is the 2,884th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 37,456 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Luís reside; 83 percent reside in Southern Africa and 83 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Luís is also the 7,340th most common given name world-wide It is held by 142,688 people.

This surname is most numerous in Angola, where it is borne by 81,046 people, or 1 in 333. Outside of Angola it exists in 140 countries. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 41 percent reside and Portugal, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luis92195,165/
Lluís8927/
Lus861,941/
Lís867/
Luíz7542,088/
Luse7517,911/
Laus757,915/
Leus756,872/
Lush756,581/
Lust756,149/
Luus751,562/
Lius751,415/
Lues751,037/
Lous75848/
Luss75537/
Luys75454/
Lyus75351/
Hlus75273/
Laís7570/
Lusz7554/
Luhs7519/
Luës7512/
Luxs757/
Lusd757/
Lusc752/
Lusj752/
Leís751/
Lujs751/
Lgus750/
Luise673,420/
Luyas671,851/
Lyust671,812/
Lause671,662/
Lluis671,590/
Lusch671,374/
Lajus671,242/
Louys67973/
Layus67956/
Louse67868/
Laius67620/
Leush67592/
Luyis67474/
Luies67448/
Lusse67428/
Luyts67405/
Lahus67396/
Laush67331/
Lauss67291/
Lyuis67209/
Lyush67198/
Lhous67176/
Lauts67163/
Luijs67134/
Hlous67114/
Leusz6796/
Loush6792/
Leius6788/
Leuse6773/
Lausz6768/
Lushe6765/
Laust6764/
Liush6755/
Lutse6754/
Leuis6744/
Loues6742/
Luiss6739/
Louts6733/
Luehs6731/
Luits6731/
Lujas6728/
Lusht6727/
Luish6724/
Luscz6724/
Luist6722/
Louss6720/
Lyaus6719/
Loust6719/
Hlaus6717/
Ålhus6715/
Lujes6715/
Laues6714/
Liaus6714/
Hlyus6712/
Louhs6711/
Liuis6710/
Luios6710/
Lujis678/
Liusz677/
Lohus677/
Liuse677/
Lousø676/
Leuas675/
Luyos675/
Hlush674/
Leuss673/
Luyes673/
Hluss673/
Luyse673/
Louïs673/
Luess672/
Lauds672/
Leyus672/
Lustt672/
Louds672/
Leues672/
Leust672/
Lgous672/
Lhaís672/
Louÿs672/
Lussh671/
Lusst671/
Lutsh671/
Luuis671/
Luezs671/
Liues671/
Liust671/
Lleus671/
Leuts671/
Llaus671/
Luusz671/
Luíce671/
Luiis671/
Luisz671/
Hluse671/
Lauys671/
Lausx671/
Lhuis671/
Lhust671/
Luisd671/
Lluys671/
Luias671/
Louès671/
Lyuys671/
Lushh671/
Lushj671/
Luysh671/
Leuys671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Luís
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