Loay Surname
Approximately 2,862 people bear this surname
Loay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,349 | 1:39,138 | 4,035 |
| Philippines | 417 | 1:242,778 | 36,679 |
| Cambodia | 21 | 1:737,483 | 4,850 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Loay (59,869) may also be a first name.
Loay Demographics
Loay Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Loay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Loay (Russian: Лоай) is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Loay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Loay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 153,588th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,546,312 people. The surname Loay is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Loay live; 82 percent live in North Africa and 82 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Loay is also the 15,880th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 59,869 people.
The last name Loay is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 2,349 people, or 1 in 39,138. Aside from Egypt it exists in 28 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 15 percent are found and Cambodia, where 1 percent are found.
Loay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Loay has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Loay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
Loay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Loay in the Russian language | ||
| Лоай | loaj | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Loay
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