Luíza Surname
Approximately 1,383 people bear this surname
Luíza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1,377 | 1:155,464 | 5,971 |
| Cape Verde | 5 | 1:105,928 | 3,425 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
The alternate forms: Luiza (1,074) are calculated separately.
Luíza (282) may also be a first name.
Luíza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luíza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Luíza is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Luiza. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Luíza? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 279,475th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 5,269,375 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Luíza reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 100 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 527,582nd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 282 people.
The surname Luíza is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is held by 1,377 people, or 1 in 155,464. In Brazil Luíza is most numerous in: Minas Gerais, where 31 percent reside, São Paulo, where 21 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent reside. Other than Brazil it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cape Verde, where 0 percent reside and Angola, where 0 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Luíza
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