Loah Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Liberia

Loah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran501:1,535,65060,563
Liberia311:142,21110,418
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
India111:69,733,217610,955
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Loah (160) may also be a first name.

Loah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loah is found most in Iran. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Loah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,683,218th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Loah are found; 52 percent are found in South Asia and 43 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Loah is also the 725,185th most common first name at a global level It is held by 160 people.

This surname is most widely held in Iran, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 1,535,650. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 82 percent are found, Alborz Province, where 12 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Iran Loah is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 26 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.

Loah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Loah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Loah surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Louah892,737/
Loach892,223/
Loahe8963/
Loadh8960/
Lohah8932/
Loash8918/
Loaih893/
Loaha891/
Loaah891/
Lioah891/
Loahy890/
Loa869,955/
Louach80321/
Lohach80153/
Loyeah8010/
Loatch802/
Louaha802/
Loasch801/
Logiah801/
Loiyah801/
Loaith801/
Louahy801/
Loaths800/
Loua7599,101/
Loha757,901/
Loho757,840/
Laho753,508/
Loay752,862/
Laoh751,902/
Loai751,787/
Loas751,613/
Loat75537/
Loaa75338/
Looh75334/
Loea75231/
Laoa75186/
Lloa75169/
Load7572/
Lahó7565/
Loau7533/
Loaz7529/
Loap7518/
Lioa7515/
Luoa754/
Looa752/
Hloa752/
Lyoa751/
Lhoa751/
Loïa751/
Loğa751/
Louahaj739/
Loatsch738/
Louaich734/
Loohach731/
Louahch731/
Louahad731/
Lohay6710,618/
Louay673,724/
Lohou671,934/
Lahoy67824/
Lahou67708/
Loats67661/
Louas67636/
Lohai67607/
Louai67538/
Louat67488/
Lohaj67441/
Hloai67336/
Laeha67307/
Laosh67226/
Loiya67144/
Logia67113/
Lloay67112/
Laheu6799/
Loads6785/
Lhoas6781/
Loais6781/
Lioad6763/
Lahoš6758/
Lohau6746/
Lohaa6746/
Lohoy6746/
Lloha6745/
Louap6741/
Loaip6735/
Llaho6734/
Lohoi6733/
Loija6732/
Loyya6730/
Lahao6730/
Loiea6727/
Louaa6727/
Hlaho6727/
Lyoha6724/
Lohey6722/
Lohua6720/
Louad6717/
Lahoi6715/
Leuah6715/
Laeah6710/
Lojha6710/
Loaiz6710/
Hlgoa6710/
Louoh6710/
Lohei6710/
Loheu6710/
Lohop679/
Lahóz678/
Lojja677/
Hlaoh676/
Lahop676/
Lojho675/
Laoph675/
Loatt675/
Loață674/
Louaj674/
Loyia674/
Loeha674/
Loaay674/
Lahha673/
Lyaho673/
Laodh672/
Laohy672/
Lioay672/
Lyoho672/
Laohu672/
Lahós672/
Loaid672/
Laouh672/
Lahoh672/
Lo'oh672/
Hloho672/
Luoai672/
Loatz671/
Lohoz671/
Loaus671/
Loeea671/
Lojia671/
Lohoš671/
Leuoh671/
Laoch671/
Loadz671/
Laohz671/
Louaz671/
Luoha671/
Looai671/
Lo'ay671/
Loayd671/
Liaoa671/
Laohe671/
Laooh671/
Looas670/
Lioas670/
Lloat670/
Looat670/
Luoas670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Loah
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