Luíz Surname
13,288th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 42,088 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal
Luíz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 18,371 | 1:11,653 | 661 |
| Portugal | 9,643 | 1:1,080 | 180 |
| Mozambique | 5,562 | 1:4,901 | 1,104 |
| Angola | 5,127 | 1:5,264 | 734 |
| United States | 665 | 1:545,051 | 45,128 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Mexico | 338 | 1:367,237 | 7,568 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Spain | 185 | 1:252,714 | 16,124 |
| Dominican Republic | 139 | 1:75,057 | 3,477 |
| India | 112 | 1:6,848,798 | 152,966 |
| Philippines | 103 | 1:982,895 | 85,295 |
| Germany | 101 | 1:797,084 | 58,657 |
| England | 100 | 1:557,181 | 34,216 |
| Canada | 99 | 1:372,178 | 33,288 |
| Guatemala | 91 | 1:176,733 | 3,618 |
| France | 71 | 1:935,531 | 107,040 |
| South Africa | 51 | 1:1,062,308 | 63,943 |
| Argentina | 50 | 1:854,868 | 55,754 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Israel | 45 | 1:190,170 | 18,708 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Italy | 42 | 1:1,456,112 | 80,162 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Paraguay | 17 | 1:425,691 | 5,975 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Oman | 14 | 1:263,426 | 4,299 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 1:263,981 | 18,914 |
| Bolivia | 11 | 1:965,130 | 4,776 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Colombia | 11 | 1:4,343,097 | 17,306 |
| Japan | 11 | 1:11,622,208 | 45,659 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| El Salvador | 9 | 1:704,876 | 3,399 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Cape Verde | 8 | 1:66,205 | 2,334 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 1:682,867 | 5,051 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 7 | 1:25,346 | 1,305 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Macau | 6 | 1:100,272 | 488 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| East Timor | 4 | 1:303,982 | 255 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Belize | 3 | 1:118,491 | 3,439 |
| Cuba | 3 | 1:3,840,905 | 13,116 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1:308,020 | 1,264 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
The alternate forms: Luiz (38,432) are calculated separately.
Luíz (2,593) may also be a first name.
Luíz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luíz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Luíz has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can be found as: Luiz. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Luíz? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 13,288th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 173,150 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Luíz live; 44 percent live in South America and 44 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 144,434th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 2,593 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 18,371 people, or 1 in 11,653. In Brazil Luíz is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 36 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 14 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Brazil it is found in 117 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 23 percent reside and Mozambique, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luiz | 92 | 38,432 | / |
| Luz | 86 | 23,989 | / |
| Líz | 86 | 2 | / |
| Luís | 75 | 194,562 | / |
| Louz | 75 | 4,007 | / |
| Lurz | 75 | 2,597 | / |
| Lauz | 75 | 1,359 | / |
| Lluz | 75 | 515 | / |
| Leuz | 75 | 197 | / |
| Hluz | 75 | 101 | / |
| Luez | 75 | 97 | / |
| Lusz | 75 | 54 | / |
| Luzz | 75 | 7 | / |
| Luzt | 75 | 7 | / |
| Laíz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Luzh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Luyz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Luhz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Liuz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Luzj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luzc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lhuz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loutz | 67 | 349 | / |
| Hlyuz | 67 | 175 | / |
| Leusz | 67 | 96 | / |
| Lausz | 67 | 68 | / |
| Leucz | 67 | 49 | / |
| Lucze | 67 | 33 | / |
| Louez | 67 | 28 | / |
| Lluís | 67 | 27 | / |
| Luscz | 67 | 24 | / |
| Laucz | 67 | 18 | / |
| Luutz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lajuz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Liusz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Layuz | 67 | 6 | / |
| H'Luz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Luzzj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Louxz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luizz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lauzh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hlouz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luuxz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lluiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luezs | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Luz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liuiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lleuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luhyz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luizt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liucz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luusz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luzhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luíce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luisz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luzrz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lutcz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Laudz | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Luíz
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