Luiz

Luiz Meaning & Origin

About Luiz
The surname Luiz is of Portuguese origin and is derived from the given name Luís, which itself is the Portuguese form of the name Louis. The name Louis is of Germanic origin and means "famous warrior" or "renowned warrior." Therefore, the surname Luiz can be interpreted to mean "descendant of Luís" or "descendant of a famous warrior."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Luiz is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Luiz: 1,581
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 17,726
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.54

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Luiz based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Luiz is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LS
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L UW1 Z
🌐 IPA
/luz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Luiz in Braille

Here's how to represent Luiz in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Luiz in braille

How to sign the name Luiz using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Luiz using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Luiz in sign language

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