Lou Forename

1,868th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 536,805 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Macau

Lou Forename Definition:

A diminutive of both Louis and, less generally, Louisa. Cf. Lew.

Lou Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast
100%
343,8551:6713
United States
 
87%
79,7271:4,547669
China-60,3041:22,6533,688
Macau-9,5551:649
Hong Kong-8,4921:91388
Canada
99%
 
7,4931:4,422713
Philippines
57%
 
5,8901:17,9981,961
Australia-3,7911:3,603556
England
60%
 
2,6281:21,1581,324
Netherlands
 
93%
2,4231:6,976983
France
 
94%
2,3081:28,8001,129
Singapore
60%
 
1,7331:3,628554
New Zealand-1,1721:3,870610
Saudi Arabia-8161:37,7604,574
Greece
100%
7091:15,422829
Egypt
 
75%
6071:151,4026,063
South Africa
 
81%
4631:117,7819,034
Morocco-4091:83,9822,937
Thailand
 
69%
3091:226,75014,260
Indonesia-2571:1,003,75062,187
Papua New Guinea
65%
 
2411:33,8273,343
Portugal-2031:51,2851,756
Belgium
 
94%
1981:58,0312,639
Taiwan
 
75%
1721:138,19614,423
Brazil
 
99%
1701:1,260,21330,739
Germany
 
68%
1651:585,9275,766
Israel
52%
 
1481:56,7763,294
Malaysia
 
55%
1261:241,66613,182
Burkina Faso
 
83%
1241:148,2227,245
Sweden
 
86%
1161:84,9823,840
Kuwait-1141:33,2043,097
Guam-1121:1,434319
Dominican Republic-1111:93,9754,991
Mexico
72%
 
1071:1,160,2288,810
Switzerland
 
87%
1071:76,7622,739
Vanuatu-1061:2,470570
Spain
100%
991:470,0006,137
Wales
71%
 
921:33,6341,439
Scotland
 
60%
901:59,4491,748
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
651:20,9452,448
DR Congo
88%
 
621:1,190,76833,715
Japan-611:2,098,13220,032
Italy
 
54%
601:1,017,7028,778
New Caledonia
100%
481:5,628744
Qatar
71%
 
461:51,5136,571
Ireland
100%
441:105,5352,547
Russia
 
78%
441:3,278,03918,568
Denmark-431:131,3843,441
India
64%
 
421:28,925,666600,494
Cambodia
54%
 
341:478,62710,442
Niger
 
70%
341:564,23510,933
United Arab Emirates-341:210,35313,097
Peru
81%
 
331:963,37713,103
Ecuador-311:571,8365,755
French Polynesia-271:10,2931,329
Liberia
 
82%
231:191,8296,898
Malta-231:18,6681,434
Venezuela
100%
231:1,313,12626,144
Guernsey-211:3,016423
Northern Ireland
61%
 
191:97,0081,465
Aruba-171:6,1051,121
Luxembourg
100%
171:33,1791,596
Algeria-161:2,386,0457,118
Lebanon
 
88%
161:351,7235,446
South Sudan
67%
 
161:721,9391,033
Sudan
100%
161:2,362,9363,917
Guatemala-151:1,073,8954,712
Jamaica-131:221,7877,032
Chile
 
91%
121:1,467,26711,454
Benin
100%
111:961,44024,735
Norway
100%
111:466,5758,612
South Korea-111:504,03812,654
Nigeria
100%
101:17,756,436163,035
Finland
75%
 
91:609,2436,562
Honduras-91:979,71911,190
Northern Mariana Islands-91:6,074908
Poland
73%
 
91:4,225,2354,388
Samoa-91:21,688450
Tunisia-91:75,2113,284
Panama-81:488,32013,543
Vietnam
100%
81:11,577,8894,258
Afghanistan
100%
71:4,660,50227,414
Colombia-71:6,825,56133,843
Costa Rica
75%
 
71:681,1358,843
Hungary
50%
 
71:1,398,8243,444
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
71:15,9402,043
Pakistan
75%
 
51:38,871,536142,270
Puerto Rico-51:710,0604,535
Angola-41:6,741,6524,704
Argentina-41:10,693,31119,797
Bahamas-41:99,8421,712
Bahrain-41:337,1684,986
Bermuda-41:16,2061,525
Czechia
52%
 
41:2,664,0405,608
Djibouti-41:228,9161,301
Ethiopia-41:24,390,03319,296
Fiji-41:223,0942,508
Laos-41:1,646,714900
Moldova-41:890,2854,314
Myanmar-41:12,987,0681,965
Suriname-41:138,2032,927
Togo-41:1,809,8105,654
Yemen-41:6,574,1885,851
Austria
100%
31:2,838,06711,255
El Salvador-31:2,113,9299,538
Kazakhstan-31:5,915,61532,741
Monaco-31:12,8221,634
Senegal
100%
31:4,860,45220,187
Belarus
100%
21:4,741,19216,466
Belize
100%
21:177,1545,935
Cameroon
100%
21:10,805,25286,897
Cyprus
100%
21:435,5383,859
Georgia-21:1,869,23320,119
Guyana-21:381,63118,312
Jordan
 
75%
21:4,413,3878,826
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Liechtenstein-21:18,928806
Marshall Islands
100%
21:25,6153,101
Romania-21:10,025,98847,037
Slovakia-21:2,655,0326,915
Syria-21:9,653,0387,712
United States Virgin Islands-21:54,8743,819
Uruguay-21:1,713,81810,870
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Cape Verde-11:529,1516,361
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
East Timor-11:1,218,375811
Faroe Islands
100%
11:49,1272,467
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Lesotho-11:2,039,99747,971
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Mali
100%
11:16,977,7558,714
Mauritania
100%
11:4,095,23927,701
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Nepal
100%
11:28,487,352119,417
Nicaragua-11:6,018,33634,175
Niue-11:1,60470
Northern Cyprus-11:318,1333,044
Paraguay
100%
11:7,236,80516,549
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Tonga-11:107,436779
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731

Lou (845,855) may also be a surname.

Lou Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A diminutive of both Louis and, less generally, Louisa. Cf. Lew.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Lou Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lhou863,722/
Loue861,823/
Lous861,141/
Louy86936/
Louh86757/
Loud86392/
Loup86315/
Lout86184/
Lohu8672/
Louz8669/
Loux8615/
Llou8611/
Louj865/
Hlou865/
Loué862/
Lgou861/
L'ou861/
Lèou861/
Lu80170,717/
Lo8051,540/
Louie7598,156/
Louha75241/
Loujy75202/
Louia75114/
Layou7594/
Loues7563/
Louji7558/
Louys7558/
Loued7541/
Louhe7537/
Leyou7537/
Loutt7535/
Louya7529/
Loujo7529/
Louss7526/
Louet7526/
Louja7523/
Louyd7520/
Louee7519/
Louye7519/
Louts7517/
Laoue7515/
Lhoux7514/
Loush7513/
Lloud7512/
Laiou7511/
Louii7510/
Louez7510/
Louïs759/
Louch759/
Luoou759/
Louje758/
Louyz757/
Loiau755/
Lhout755/
Lajou755/
L'Hou754/
Hloue754/
Leiou753/
Louij753/
Louds752/
Leeou752/
Lhoue752/
Lhous752/
Loust752/
Loueh752/
Louhd752/
Louhy752/
Louph752/
lo Wu752/
Lloue751/
Llout751/
Llhou751/
Lhouz751/
Loyau751/
Louís751/
Louıs751/
Lou'y751/
Loudd751/
Loueï751/
Louht751/
Louio751/
Lou's751/
Loudt751/
Louzt751/
Hlous751/
Llgou751/
Louhh751/
Luz672,552,166/
Loi67250,477/
Luh6766,870/
Luu6756,254/
Loy6752,214/
Liu6739,521/
Lau6722,725/
Lot6719,820/
Lue6717,584/
Lui6714,175/
Loz6713,951/
Lut6713,124/
Lus679,252/
Loh678,619/
Lio678,346/
Loo677,997/
Luy676,504/
Luo675,929/
Loa675,322/
Loe675,031/
Lux674,151/
Lop673,306/
Lud671,671/
Leu671,579/
Los671,359/
Lup671,307/
Lyu67876/
Lyo67493/
Lod67441/
Laihou67399/
Loj67385/
Louies67274/
Lho67258/
Leihou67227/
Luj67185/
Lougie67172/
Llo67132/
Llu67124/
Lèo6797/
Lhu6747/
Lhouie6741/
Lohoue6731/
Hlu6726/
Hlo6723/
Louied6718/
Louett6717/
Louije6716/
Lgu6716/
Louias6714/
Layout6713/
Louggi6710/
Luí6710/
Louyah679/
Louios678/
Geelou677/
Luá676/
Lgo676/
lo Yau676/
Llouie675/
Louess675/
Louiee674/
Louiae673/
Louieh673/
Llouyd673/
Liayou673/
Lhouss673/
Loï673/
Luohou673/
Luì672/
Louyas672/
Louyee672/
Loë672/
Louehe672/
Loujah672/
Loujed672/
Loujee672/
Loujeh672/
Loujoh672/
Layous672/
Lloued672/
Lahoue672/
Loutch672/
Loujos672/
Luç671/
Glilou671/
Gliouh671/
Ðlo671/
Hloush671/
Lão671/
Loihau671/
Llouha671/
Llouhe671/
Llouia671/
Lloutt671/
Liohou671/
Lauhou671/
Laoues671/
Layhou671/
Layouh671/
Lei'ou671/
L'Hous671/
L'Lout671/
L'O671/
Loá671/
Loyaud671/
Loyauh671/
Louyat671/
Louchz671/
Loujet671/
Loue'e671/
Louedd671/
Loueht671/
Louesh671/
Lougge671/
Louhie671/
Louiez671/
Lioues671/
lo Yui671/
Louyes671/
Lou-Ay671/
Lajouh671/
Luë671/

Lou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lou in the Russian language
Лоуlou-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lou