Lúcia Surname

463,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Lúcia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lúcia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4531:472,57017,878
Portugal2261:46,0982,654
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Lucia (28,184) & Lucìa (5) are calculated separately.

Lúcia (163,241) may also be a first name.

Lúcia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lúcia is most common in Brazil. It can also appear in the variant forms: Lucia or Lucìa. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lúcia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lúcia is the 463,189th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,010,365 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Lúcia are found; 63 percent are found in South America and 62 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 6,449th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 163,241 people.

This last name is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 453 people, or 1 in 472,570. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 24 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 19 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil Lúcia exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Portugal, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lucia9328,184/
Lúciah911/
Lúca891/
Lucìa875/
D'Lúcia831/
Lúcio80892/
Locia80451/
Lucias73481/
Llucia73389/
Luciap7348/
Luciat7338/
Loucia737/
Luciah737/
Luicia733/
Laucia732/
Luciaj731/
Luciay731/
Luciaa731/
Luzcia731/
Luciea730/
Leucia730/
Luca6762,974/
Loca6715,945/
Lůca672/
D'Lucia672/
Llucias671/
Luciadh671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Lúcia
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis