Lyu Surname

38,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Lyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand8,6991:8,120387
Russia1,8521:77,8209,921
United States5291:685,17854,430
Uzbekistan5171:59,8246,322
Ukraine4671:97,47913,957
Kazakhstan3861:45,8105,922
China3381:4,045,330426
Belarus1691:56,2199,554
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
Malaysia1211:243,75413,848
Kyrgyzstan1001:59,7278,269
South Korea801:640,503269
Spain711:658,47929,555
Canada431:856,87466,382
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Mongolia261:108,6657,123
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
England181:3,095,448105,421
India161:47,941,586492,263
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
France41:16,605,680368,153
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tonga11:107,313791
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Lyu (876) may also be a first name.

Lyu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lyu (Hindi: ल्यू, Marathi: यु, Russian: Лю) is most common in Thailand. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 38,271st most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 530,042 people. Lyu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Lyu are found; 64 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 63 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 274,802nd most common first name worldwide, held by 876 people.

The last name Lyu is most widely held in Thailand, where it is borne by 8,699 people, or 1 in 8,120. In Thailand it is primarily found in: Udon Thani Province, where 8 percent reside, Bangkok, where 6 percent reside and Roi Et Province, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Thailand it exists in 53 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Lyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lyu surname is chiefly Orthodox (65%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (67%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Lyu surname are 6.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 40.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lyu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 35.77% more than the national average, earning $58,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.34% more than the national average, earning $63,761 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyuu86255/
Lyau86208/
Lyuy8694/
Lyui8616/
Lyuh8613/
Lyux861/
Hlyu861/
Llyu861/
Lu8021,328,039/
Lyust751,812/
Hlyuz75175/
Lyupp7525/
Lyaus7519/
Hlyus7512/
Hlyut7511/
Lyuha754/
Hlyuh751/
Hlyud751/
Lyuys751/
Lyuht751/
Lyaud751/
Liu6774,139,464/
Lou67845,855/
Lau67509,986/
Luu67480,317/
Lui6799,152/
Lux6750,036/
Leu6724,043/
Luz6723,989/
Luy6717,104/
Lut678,676/
Lup675,250/
Luh672,177/
Lus671,941/
Llu67485/
Lud67462/
Lüy67359/
Luş67328/
Lyaush6734/
Luj6724/
Hlu6718/
Luš6712/
Lưu679/
Lhu678/
Lgu677/
Lyuich674/
Luň674/
Luț673/
Luí672/
Luá672/
Luș671/
Luî671/
Luý671/

Lyu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lyu in the Hindi language
ल्यूlyu-
Lyu in the Marathi language
युyu71.43
यूyu28.57
Lyu in the Russian language
Люlu-

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