Loa Surname

51,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Loa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico2,7471:45,1862,444
Ivory Coast1,8931:12,188994
Peru1,8581:17,1072,101
United States1,0161:356,75131,872
Indonesia4971:266,09524,062
Papua New Guinea3851:21,1782,253
Vietnam3621:255,9281,069
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
Cameroon1461:142,25415,835
Philippines811:1,249,85596,172
American Samoa751:74368
India531:14,472,932242,024
Canada521:708,56956,910
Spain461:1,016,34937,676
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Solomon Islands311:18,7113,619
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Taiwan201:1,172,2378,044
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
England131:4,286,005132,302
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Norway91:571,36544,190
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
France61:11,070,454349,096
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
China51:273,464,31313,838
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Laos41:1,647,081888
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Loå (2), Loá (1) & Lóa (1) are calculated separately.

Loa (5,322) may also be a first name.

Loa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loa (Hindi: लोआ) is found in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Loå, Loá or Lóa. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 51,495th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 732,049 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Loa reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 28 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 92,516th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 5,322 people.

The last name Loa is most frequently held in Mexico, where it is carried by 2,747 people, or 1 in 45,186. In Mexico it is most numerous in: México, where 21 percent are found, Querétaro, where 15 percent are found and Nuevo León, where 15 percent are found. Not including Mexico Loa is found in 69 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 19 percent are found and Peru, where 19 percent are found.

Loa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Loa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Loa last name rose 6,773 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Loa surname is primarily Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States Loa are 36.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Loa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 34.98% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,604 per year; in United States they earn 11.49% less than the national average, earning $38,193 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.02% more than the national average, earning $56,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loå892/
Loá891/
Lóa891/
Loua8699,101/
Loya8650,413/
Loja8616,361/
Loha867,901/
Loay862,862/
Loai861,787/
Loas861,613/
Loia861,173/
Loat86537/
Loaa86338/
Loea86231/
Laoa86186/
Lloa86169/
Loah86117/
Load8672/
Loau8633/
Loaz8629/
Loap8618/
Lioa8615/
Luoa864/
Looa862/
Hloa862/
Lyoa861/
Lhoa861/
Loïa861/
Loğa861/
La80502,950/
Lo80302,664/
Lohay7510,618/
Lohia758,629/
Louay753,724/
Louah752,737/
Loach752,223/
Louya751,826/
Louha751,389/
Loyau751,026/
Loats75661/
Loiha75650/
Louas75636/
Lohai75607/
Lyowa75539/
Louai75538/
Louat75488/
Loaya75476/
Lohaj75441/
Hloai75336/
Lloja75333/
Loyha75329/
Looya75237/
Lohja75181/
Loyas75158/
Louia75155/
Loiya75144/
Loyah75142/
Logia75113/
Lloay75112/
Lioia75106/
Leova75100/
Lojah75100/
Loads7585/
Lhoas7581/
Loais7581/
Lohya7572/
Loahe7563/
Lioad7563/
Loadh7560/
Loyat7556/
Lioja7552/
Lohau7546/
Lohaa7546/
Lloha7545/
Louap7541/
Loaip7535/
Loija7532/
Lohah7532/
Loyya7530/
Leowa7527/
Loiea7527/
Louaa7527/
Lyoha7524/
Lohua7520/
Lloya7520/
Laowa7520/
Hloya7520/
Loaia7519/
Loash7518/
Louad7517/
Lojha7510/
Loaiz7510/
Hlgoa7510/
Loyaa758/
Lyoya757/
Lojja757/
Loyaz755/
Loyad755/
Loatt755/
Loață754/
Louaj754/
Loyia754/
Loeha754/
Loaay754/
Laova753/
Lyoia753/
Loaih753/
Lioay752/
Lioya752/
Lhoya752/
Loaid752/
Lloia752/
Looja752/
Luoai752/
Loaha751/
Loaah751/
Loaja751/
Loatz751/
Luoja751/
Loaus751/
Loeea751/
Lojia751/
Loias751/
Loiaz751/
Loyap751/
Loadz751/
Louaz751/
Luoha751/
Louja751/
Looai751/
Lo'ay751/
Loayd751/
Lioah751/
Liaoa751/
Loahy750/
Looas750/
Lioas750/
Lloat750/
Looat750/
Luoas750/
Luo6714,714,385/
Lai673,581,809/
Lou67845,855/
Lau67509,986/
Lao67485,953/
Lay67335,240/
Loh6791,544/
Lad6782,400/
Hla6756,653/
Loo6754,347/
Lea6747,342/
Lat6738,119/
Loi6738,016/
Lia6735,092/
Loy6732,104/
Lah6729,893/
Las6717,389/
Lot6715,517/
Los6715,197/
Lio6711,281/
Loe6711,155/
Loz679,438/
Lap678,996/
Laz677,901/
Laa676,108/
Lae676,071/
Lla674,823/
Laj674,685/
Lya674,060/
Lod672,316/
Loggia672,035/
Lop671,557/
Lho67445/
Lha67404/
Loß67395/
Loş67350/
Laç67322/
Louach67321/
Loj67293/
Lyo67272/
Loijas67183/
Loyeau67182/
Lohach67153/
Loyaux67130/
Lejowa67102/
Lojaya67101/
Lohasz6790/
Lõo6790/
Lipowa6782/
Léa6774/
Loyaya6772/
Hlo6759/
Lohyňa6753/
Llo6751/
Loš6750/
Louyat6749/
Loç6749/
Luyowa6746/
Lihova6725/
Lgo6725/
Lohauß6725/
Loheas6724/
Louaas6722/
Laï6722/
Loyowa6721/
Lúa6719/
Loyaud6719/
Luojia6718/
Loï6717/
Lohaas6716/
Loihat6715/
Loyash6714/
Leaowa6714/
Laó6713/
Loyeah6710/
Lyaova677/
Lojova677/
Hloaai677/
Lyhova677/
Lohhay676/
Layowa676/
Lač676/
Loë676/
Lohacz675/
Louyah675/
Lað675/
Louais674/
Louaid674/
Lga674/
Lhouat674/
Laÿ674/
Lepowa674/
Lohass673/
Lojaja673/
Layova672/
Loatch672/
Láo672/
Lào672/
Laà672/
Laá672/
Laî672/
Loieau672/
Lohayt672/
Loyova672/
Löo672/
Louaha672/
Loasch671/
Logiah671/
Loiyah671/
Louasz671/
Lioaiz671/
Llojas671/
Leyova671/
Loč671/
Laõ671/
Lùa671/
Loaith671/
Lohaai671/
Llouia671/
Lloyad671/
Louass671/
Louatt671/
Louias671/
Loyaph671/
Loî671/
Loô671/
Loû671/
Lôo671/
Laë671/
Laù671/
Lauova671/
Lajova671/
L'Hoha671/
L'Loya671/
Lihowa671/
Lidowa671/
Liaowa671/
Louahy671/
Lhaoha671/
Louaad671/
Lezowa671/
Louazs671/
Loheap671/
Hlouha671/
Loyass670/
Lohast670/
Louatz670/
Loaths670/
Lohatz670/

Loa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loa in the Hindi language
लोआlo'a75
लोाloa25

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Footnotes

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