Luz Forename
215th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 2,552,166 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia
Luz Forename Definition:
Luz, separation, departure. 1. The ancient name of Bethel. Gen. xxviii. 19. 2. A city of Arabia Petr a, built by a man of Bethel. Judges i. 23.
Luz Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 100% | 1,374,096 | 1:35 | 4 |
| Mexico | 99% | 376,903 | 1:329 | 66 |
| Peru | 100% | 180,583 | 1:176 | 20 |
| United States | 100% | 102,722 | 1:3,529 | 578 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 98,274 | 1:307 | 30 |
| Ecuador | - | 85,907 | 1:206 | 26 |
| Philippines | 99% | 64,773 | 1:1,637 | 342 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 42,031 | 1:248 | 26 |
| Chile | 100% | 41,557 | 1:424 | 93 |
| Spain | 100% | 24,565 | 1:1,894 | 263 |
| Nicaragua | 99% | 19,877 | 1:303 | 34 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 18,805 | 1:564 | 129 |
| Guatemala | 99% | 16,232 | 1:992 | 214 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 15,510 | 1:307 | 44 |
| Honduras | 100% | 14,261 | 1:618 | 104 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 13,785 | 1:258 | 52 |
| Paraguay | 99% | 12,707 | 1:570 | 121 |
| El Salvador | - | 12,119 | 1:523 | 91 |
| Panama | 100% | 9,408 | 1:415 | 41 |
| Argentina | 99% | 8,884 | 1:4,815 | 455 |
| Cuba | - | 3,951 | 1:2,912 | 409 |
| Brazil | 100% | 3,182 | 1:67,328 | 4,319 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 3,033 | 1:1,130 | 197 |
| Canada | 100% | 2,065 | 1:16,045 | 1,575 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,049 | 1:29,373 | 3,696 |
| Comoros | - | 627 | 1:1,214 | 222 |
| England | 95% | 561 | 1:99,114 | 3,789 |
| France | 100% | 532 | 1:124,944 | 2,490 |
| Curaçao | 100% | 505 | 1:309 | 64 |
| Sweden | 100% | 335 | 1:29,427 | 1,835 |
| Germany | 97% | 305 | 1:316,977 | 4,032 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 303 | 1:55,782 | 3,660 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 253 | 1:93,951 | 11,411 |
| Italy | 95% | 203 | 1:300,798 | 3,753 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 189 | 1:43,458 | 2,044 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 169 | 1:649 | 112 |
| Kosovo | - | 167 | 1:11,146 | 1,587 |
| Belize | 100% | 158 | 1:2,242 | 516 |
| Thailand | 98% | 158 | 1:443,455 | 21,952 |
| Aruba | - | 129 | 1:804 | 149 |
| Belgium | 99% | 107 | 1:107,384 | 3,582 |
| Australia | - | 88 | 1:155,200 | 4,531 |
| Japan | - | 72 | 1:1,777,584 | 18,845 |
| Guam | - | 70 | 1:2,295 | 494 |
| Norway | 100% | 68 | 1:75,475 | 2,710 |
| Kuwait | - | 57 | 1:66,408 | 5,422 |
| Denmark | - | 46 | 1:122,815 | 3,283 |
| Haiti | - | 44 | 1:243,794 | 10,351 |
| Israel | 85% | 44 | 1:190,975 | 6,053 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 42 | 1:6,141,992 | 228,183 |
| DR Congo | 80% | 41 | 1:1,800,673 | 45,176 |
| Malaysia | 82% | 38 | 1:801,314 | 30,264 |
| Scotland | 100% | 33 | 1:162,132 | 3,108 |
| China | - | 29 | 1:47,105,372 | 62,105 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| Qatar | 100% | 28 | 1:84,629 | 9,711 |
| Yemen | - | 28 | 1:939,170 | 3,061 |
| New Zealand | - | 27 | 1:168,002 | 5,821 |
| Finland | 85% | 21 | 1:261,104 | 3,985 |
| Hong Kong | - | 21 | 1:369,177 | 3,937 |
| Armenia | - | 20 | 1:145,938 | 3,082 |
| Singapore | 100% | 20 | 1:314,353 | 9,609 |
| India | 85% | 19 | 1:63,940,946 | 1,014,029 |
| South Africa | 67% | 17 | 1:3,207,803 | 80,389 |
| Iraq | 100% | 14 | 1:2,501,276 | 13,388 |
| Oman | 100% | 14 | 1:293,476 | 3,954 |
| Cambodia | 50% | 13 | 1:1,251,795 | 17,972 |
| Croatia | - | 13 | 1:324,390 | 4,474 |
| South Korea | - | 13 | 1:426,494 | 11,600 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 12 | 1:595,999 | 19,549 |
| Austria | 100% | 11 | 1:774,018 | 6,072 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 9 | 1:3,472 | 705 |
| Mali | 100% | 9 | 1:1,886,417 | 3,997 |
| Afghanistan | 67% | 8 | 1:4,077,940 | 25,891 |
| Congo | 75% | 8 | 1:626,151 | 12,913 |
| Iceland | - | 8 | 1:45,752 | 2,854 |
| Wales | 100% | 8 | 1:386,789 | 5,520 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Greece | 100% | 6 | 1:1,822,425 | 10,706 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 6 | 1:9,111 | 1,173 |
| Bahamas | - | 5 | 1:79,874 | 1,458 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 5 | 1:12,260 | 1,512 |
| Russia | - | 5 | 1:28,846,741 | 73,146 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 5 | 1:272,284 | 13,349 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Cape Verde | - | 4 | 1:132,288 | 3,925 |
| Dominica | - | 4 | 1:18,868 | 592 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Eritrea | - | 4 | 1:1,188,244 | 607 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 4 | 1:1,406,893 | 10,167 |
| Macau | - | 4 | 1:152,052 | 991 |
| Micronesia | - | 4 | 1:26,625 | 714 |
| Myanmar | - | 4 | 1:12,987,068 | 1,965 |
| Suriname | - | 4 | 1:138,203 | 2,927 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Monaco | - | 3 | 1:12,822 | 1,634 |
| Vietnam | 100% | 3 | 1:30,874,371 | 5,995 |
| Algeria | - | 2 | 1:19,088,360 | 22,377 |
| Brunei | - | 2 | 1:209,785 | 2,478 |
| Cyprus | - | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Georgia | - | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Iran | - | 2 | 1:39,248,434 | 50,459 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| Palestine | 100% | 2 | 1:2,275,029 | 4,783 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Albania | 100% | 1 | 1:3,046,570 | 49,159 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Jordan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Malawi | - | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Nigeria | - | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| San Marino | - | 1 | 1:32,920 | 787 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | - | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Ukraine | - | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
The alternate forms: Lúz (2) are calculated separately.
Luz (23,989) may also be a surname.
Luz Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Luz, separation, departure. 1. The ancient name of Bethel. Gen. xxviii. 19. 2. A city of Arabia Petr a, built by a man of Bethel. Judges i. 23.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: perverse.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Latin name, meaning: Light.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Luz Forename Popularity
Luz Demographics
Luz Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 12,612 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lúz | 89 | 2 | / |
| Luiz | 86 | 1,844,788 | / |
| Lutz | 86 | 208,784 | / |
| Luíz | 86 | 2,593 | / |
| Luyz | 86 | 266 | / |
| Leuz | 86 | 185 | / |
| Liuz | 86 | 89 | / |
| Lauz | 86 | 80 | / |
| Louz | 86 | 69 | / |
| Lhuz | 86 | 34 | / |
| Luzz | 86 | 26 | / |
| Lluz | 86 | 16 | / |
| Ludz | 86 | 11 | / |
| Luzs | 86 | 10 | / |
| Lucz | 86 | 9 | / |
| Luuz | 86 | 6 | / |
| Lujz | 86 | 6 | / |
| Lusz | 86 | 6 | / |
| Luxz | 86 | 5 | / |
| Luzc | 86 | 5 | / |
| Lurz | 86 | 3 | / |
| Luzh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Luzt | 86 | 2 | / |
| Luız | 86 | 1 | / |
| Luzë | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lu | 80 | 170,717 | / |
| Luizz | 75 | 34 | / |
| Lutze | 75 | 27 | / |
| Lluiz | 75 | 21 | / |
| Laudz | 75 | 11 | / |
| Luizë | 75 | 9 | / |
| Luisz | 75 | 8 | / |
| Luuiz | 75 | 8 | / |
| Laurz | 75 | 7 | / |
| Louyz | 75 | 7 | / |
| Lhuiz | 75 | 6 | / |
| Leutz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Luzce | 75 | 4 | / |
| Luitz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lutzh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Luuzz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Luzci | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lusze | 75 | 3 | / |
| Liuiz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Luixz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Luizc | 75 | 2 | / |
| Luizh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Liuzz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lhuyz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Luizx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hluiz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lautz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lhouz | 75 | 1 | / |
| L'uiz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luizp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luizt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luhsz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lourz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luzse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luuyz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luthz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luyzz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luysz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Louzt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lguhz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luczz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luzrz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lou | 67 | 536,805 | / |
| Luc | 67 | 457,689 | / |
| Luh | 67 | 66,870 | / |
| Luu | 67 | 56,254 | / |
| Liu | 67 | 39,521 | / |
| Lau | 67 | 22,725 | / |
| Lui | 67 | 14,175 | / |
| Loz | 67 | 13,951 | / |
| Lut | 67 | 13,124 | / |
| Lus | 67 | 9,252 | / |
| Luy | 67 | 6,504 | / |
| Lux | 67 | 4,151 | / |
| Lud | 67 | 1,671 | / |
| Leu | 67 | 1,579 | / |
| Lup | 67 | 1,307 | / |
| Lyu | 67 | 876 | / |
| Lautsz | 67 | 540 | / |
| Luj | 67 | 185 | / |
| Llu | 67 | 124 | / |
| Lhu | 67 | 47 | / |
| Hlu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Lgu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Luí | 67 | 10 | / |
| Luá | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leutze | 67 | 4 | / |
| Louzse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luitze | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luì | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laudtz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Þþluiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lausze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauxzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luiszz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luitsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luitzh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lourzs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loutze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luutze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louchz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liutze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luhyzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luë | 67 | 1 | / |
Luz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Luz in the Russian language | ||
| Луз | luz | - |
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- 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 Luz