Lo Surname

1,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Senegal

Lo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam124,1371:74676
Senegal93,4491:15633
United States20,9351:17,3142,189
Canada8,5821:4,293582
Nepal7,5991:3,748393
Philippines4,7101:21,4942,721
Cambodia3,6931:4,194649
India3,2771:234,07513,681
Thailand3,1221:22,6262,009
Australia3,0191:8,9421,332
Hong Kong2,6851:2,732177
Mauritania2,4391:1,679214
England2,2981:24,2463,349
Myanmar1,9831:26,192466
Malaysia1,9321:15,2661,530
China1,4651:933,325286
Indonesia1,4621:90,4589,474
Morocco1,2951:26,6224,228
Taiwan1,1191:20,952296
Spain1,0691:43,7344,168
France1,0471:63,4418,691
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
Saudi Arabia7551:40,8696,011
Pakistan7501:238,1925,464
Russia7391:195,02421,561
Mali6451:26,309898
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Brazil5781:370,37114,147
Papua New Guinea4451:18,3231,846
New Zealand3871:11,7012,029
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Vanuatu3151:836191
French Polynesia2951:952100
South Africa2911:186,17820,298
Japan2391:534,91314,945
Italy2251:271,80835,519
Netherlands2041:82,78013,829
Germany1811:444,78239,627
Macau1631:3,691293
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
Ivory Coast1531:150,7927,039
Portugal1511:68,9953,598
Brunei1501:2,792486
Sweden1451:67,9095,148
Mexico1301:954,81712,807
Switzerland1231:66,7728,098
United Arab Emirates1151:79,6727,295
Panama1131:34,6221,928
Norway1101:46,7486,702
Suriname1091:5,0701,155
Singapore861:64,0432,603
New Caledonia831:3,328498
Scotland831:64,5045,145
Belarus741:128,39318,481
Peru731:435,39913,331
Kazakhstan631:280,67523,957
Greece531:209,05332,911
Guatemala511:315,3464,565
Venezuela501:604,08210,803
Wales501:61,8915,534
Ukraine471:968,56891,201
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Belgium431:267,36432,244
Latvia431:47,6757,247
Lithuania421:72,25210,722
Turkey401:1,945,53668,232
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Iran291:2,647,67384,414
Costa Rica271:177,0402,395
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Mongolia261:108,6657,123
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Finland251:219,86818,073
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Belize241:14,8111,562
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Niger221:872,36419,806
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
South Korea201:2,562,013525
Iceland191:20,0051,629
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Guam121:13,3432,098
Armenia101:293,0186,863
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Laos91:732,036508
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Albania41:728,51420,844
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Honduras31:2,938,8147,190
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Anguilla21:6,718471
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

The alternate forms: (466), (82) & (4) are calculated separately.

Lo (51,540) may also be a first name.

Lo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lo (Bengali: লো, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻮ, Hindi: लो, Marathi: लॉ, Oriya: େଲା, Russian: Ло) occurs most in Vietnam. It may also occur as: , or . Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lo is the 1,812th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 24,078 people. The surname Lo occurs predominantly in Asia, where 53 percent of Lo are found; 46 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 41 percent are found in Viet-Asia. It is also the 18,034th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 51,540 people.

The last name Lo is most frequently occurring in Vietnam, where it is borne by 124,137 people, or 1 in 746. In Vietnam Lo is most frequent in: Northwest, where 54 percent are found, North Central, where 12 percent are found and Red River Delta, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Vietnam this surname exists in 163 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Lo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lo last name increased 32,711 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 114,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (69%) in Russia, Orthodox (57%) in Belarus and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Lo last name are 10.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.67% registered with the party.

The amount Lo earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 15.53% less than the national average, earning 292,342 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,673 per year; in South Africa they earn 1.63% less than the national average, earning R 233,760 per year; in Vietnam they earn 21.47% less than the national average, earning 64,743,900 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 12.76% more than the national average, earning $48,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23% more than the national average, earning $61,112 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
83466/
8382/
834/
Luo8014,714,385/
Lou80845,855/
Loh8091,544/
Loo8054,347/
Loi8038,016/
Loy8032,104/
Lot8015,517/
Los8015,197/
Lio8011,281/
Loa809,955/
Loz809,438/
Lod802,316/
Lop801,557/
Lho80445/
Loß80395/
Loş80350/
Loj80293/
Lyo80272/
Hlo8059/
Llo8051/
Loš8050/
Loç8049/
Lgo8025/
Loï8017/
Loë806/
Loå802/
Loč801/
Loá801/
Loî801/
Loû801/
Lott6743,819/
Loos6729,404/
Loyd6720,562/
Loch6719,363/
Lodh6715,015/
Lois6710,100/
Loss677,799/
Loup674,567/
Llop674,544/
Loop674,320/
Louz674,007/
Lood673,623/
Loud673,368/
Loux672,814/
Louh672,555/
Losh672,363/
Liot672,321/
Lopp671,903/
Lohy671,504/
Lots671,503/
Loit671,426/
Lioe671,326/
Lods671,030/
Lioy67978/
Lous67848/
Loot67795/
Looy67735/
Lout67696/
Hlou67664/
Lios67535/
Loïs67490/
Lhou67417/
Looz67402/
Loys67388/
Loiz67379/
Lloy67303/
Loid67291/
Looß67221/
Lohu67211/
Liop67205/
Hlod67177/
Lloa67169/
Lodd67112/
Lost67104/
Hlot6796/
Luod6780/
Lohß6767/
Luot6752/
Lodz6750/
Louč6749/
Glio6747/
Hloi6744/
Lloh6743/
Llos6741/
Lioz6740/
Looe6737/
Loij6735/
Hloz6728/
Luoy6727/
Lojt6727/
Liod6726/
Loiš6725/
Lloi6721/
L'Ho6718/
Losj6716/
Lodp6715/
Lioa6715/
Lhot6715/
Loyt6714/
L'Lo6714/
Loph6713/
Lojš6712/
Lhop6710/
Hlos6710/
Lloo679/
Hlyo679/
Lhlo679/
Lioj678/
Lhoi677/
Hloh676/
Luos676/
Luop676/
Lyoh675/
Lozz674/
Liuo674/
Luoa674/
Luoe674/
Lloz673/
Lopf673/
Llou673/
Llod673/
Llio673/
Ločs673/
Lohj673/
Lhoy673/
Llgo672/
Lhgo672/
Looa672/
Looj672/
Losd672/
Loyh672/
Lhoz672/
Lodt672/
Lgou672/
Luoz672/
D'Lo672/
Hlio672/
Loës672/
Loët672/
Hllo672/
Hloa672/
Lgoh672/
Lloj672/
Lyoa671/
Lyuo671/
Hlho671/
Loip671/
Lhoa671/
Lohd671/
Loič671/
Llot671/
Louï671/
Loëz671/
Loïa671/
Loøy671/
Loûs671/
Loÿs671/
Loğa671/
Lobp671/
Lhoo671/
Lluo671/
Lotd671/
Loyj671/
Loyp671/
Lyoy671/
Lyoz671/
Lgoo671/
Lhho671/
Lhod671/
Lhoh671/
Lhos671/
Hluo671/
Hloo671/

Lo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lo in the Bengali language
লোlo-
Lo in the Oriya language
େଲାela-
Lo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻮlw99.46
ﻟﻮﻩlwh0.41
ﺑﻮbw0.14
Lo in the Hindi language
लोlo81.03
लोढ़ाlorha18.97
Lo in the Marathi language
लॉlo50.65
लोlo49.35
Lo in the Russian language
Лоlo-

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