Lúa Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Lúa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Lúa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Luã (16) & Luá (2) are calculated separately.

Lúa (23) may also be a first name.

Lúa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lúa is more frequently found in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Luã or Luá. For other possible spellings of Lúa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lúa? popularity and diffusion

Lúa is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Lúa is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Lúa live; 68 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 23 people.

Lúa is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 12,412,620. In Mexico Lúa is mostly concentrated in: Jalisco, where 60 percent reside, Guerrero, where 10 percent reside and Michoacán, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Mexico Lúa occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 21 percent reside and Spain, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
La80502,950/
Lú80161/
Luã7816/
Luá782/
Lai673,581,809/
Lau67509,986/
Lay67335,240/
Hla6756,653/
Lea6747,342/
Lia6735,092/
Loa679,955/
Laa676,108/
Lae676,071/
Lla674,823/
Laj674,685/
Lya674,060/
Léa6774/
Lúh673/
Lúe672/
Laá672/
Laî672/
Lóa671/
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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 Lúa
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