Load Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Wales

Load Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lode,' from residence thereby. 'Lode, a leaning wall. Glouc' (Halliwell). It is interesting to notice that the name is early found in the neighbouring county of Somerset.

Robert atte Lode, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Load Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India241:31,961,058386,265
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
England141:3,979,861125,553
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Load (54) may also be a first name.

Load Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lode,' from residence thereby. 'Lode, a leaning wall. Glouc' (Halliwell). It is interesting to notice that the name is early found in the neighbouring county of Somerset.

Robert atte Lode, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1753. Married — William Load, Worcestershire, and Elizabeth Read: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1760. — Thomas Load and Sarah Squibb: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A form of Lode, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Load Last Name Facts

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

The surname Load (Bengali: লোধ, Marathi: लोड, Russian: Лоад) is found most in India. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Load? popularity and diffusion

The surname Load is the 2,237,939th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 58 percent of Load are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 33 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Load is also the 1,350,955th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 54 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 31,961,058. In India Load is most frequent in: Assam, where 42 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 25 percent reside and Telangana, where 17 percent reside. Excluding India it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 24 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.

Load Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Load has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Load surname decreased 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Load Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Load last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loads8985/
Lioad8963/
Loadh8960/
Lohad8926/
Louad8917/
Loaid892/
Loadz891/
Loayd891/
Loa869,955/
Louaid804/
Lohgad801/
Llohad801/
Louaad801/
Loua7599,101/
Loha757,901/
Loay752,862/
Loai751,787/
Loas751,613/
Loat75537/
Loaa75338/
Loea75231/
Laoa75186/
Lloa75169/
Loah75117/
Loau7533/
Loaz7529/
Laod7519/
Loap7518/
Lioa7515/
Luoa754/
Looa752/
Hloa752/
Lyoa751/
Lhoa751/
Loïa751/
Loğa751/
Louahad731/
Lloyiad730/
Lohay6710,618/
Louay673,724/
Louah672,737/
Lohat672,243/
Loach672,223/
Loate671,258/
Laoud67907/
Loats67661/
Louas67636/
Lohai67607/
Louai67538/
Louat67488/
Lohaj67441/
Hloai67336/
Loiya67144/
Logia67113/
Lloay67112/
Lhoas6781/
Loais6781/
Loahe6763/
Lohau6746/
Lohaa6746/
Lloha6745/
Lahod6741/
Loyod6741/
Louap6741/
Loaip6735/
Loija6732/
Lohah6732/
Loyya6730/
Loiea6727/
Louaa6727/
Lyoha6724/
Lohua6720/
Loash6718/
Leuad6714/
Laead6712/
Lojha6710/
Loaiz6710/
Hlgoa6710/
Lojja677/
Lauod676/
Loatt675/
Loath674/
Loață674/
Louaj674/
Loyia674/
Loeha674/
Loaay674/
Laood673/
Loaih673/
Laodh672/
Lioay672/
Luoai672/
Loaha671/
Loaah671/
Loatz671/
Lohod671/
Loaus671/
Lojia671/
Louaz671/
Luoha671/
Looai671/
Lo'ay671/
Lioah671/
Liaoa671/
Loahy670/
Looas670/
Lioas670/
Lloat670/
Looat670/
Luoas670/

Load Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Load in the Bengali language
লোধlodha-
Load in the Marathi language
लोडloda50
लाडlada50
Load in the Russian language
Лоадload-

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