Home Names Luis

Luis

99% API Accuracy • 120,090 samples analyzed

male
Male Name 99% confidence

Overview

people
Sample Size 120,090

Gender Distribution

Male: 98.7%
Female: 1.3%

Origin and Meaning

Origin

Germanic

Meaning

Luis is a male first name of Germanic origin, commonly used in Portugal. It derives from the name 'Hludwig' which is composed of 'hlud' meaning 'fame' and 'wig' meaning 'warrior'. Therefore, the name Luis can be interpreted as 'Famous Warrior'.

Geographic Distribution

This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:

ES 43,667 samples
99%
PT 21,351 samples
99%
US 8,179 samples
100%
MX 7,174 samples
100%
BR 4,086 samples
100%
VE 4,085 samples
99%
PE 3,064 samples
99%
CO 2,525 samples
99%
CL 2,313 samples
100%
IT 2,239 samples
94%
FR 2,097 samples
98%
AR 2,064 samples
100%
EC 1,919 samples
99%
GB 1,182 samples
98%
DE 1,139 samples
85%
CH 1,094 samples
98%
AO 1,062 samples
100%
PR 925 samples
100%
DO 780 samples
99%
GT 752 samples
99%

+ 80 more countries

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