Lú Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Lú Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lú Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil831:2,579,20977,959
Portugal281:372,08012,265
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
China21:683,660,78330,601
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Lu (21,328,039), (237), (10), (2), (2), Lữ (1) & (1) are calculated separately.

(302) may also be a first name.

Lú Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lú is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Lu, , , , , Lữ or . Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lú? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lú is the 1,369,340th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Lú are found; 57 percent are found in South America and 52 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 506,891st most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 302 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 2,579,209. In Brazil Lú is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 34 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 12 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 11 percent live. Other than Brazil it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lu8321,328,039/
83237/
8310/
832/
832/
Lữ831/
831/
Lúa8019/
Liú804/
Lúh803/
Lúe802/
Laú802/
Lúi801/
Loú801/
L673,285/
Lúcz671/

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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 Lú
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