Loba Surname

38,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,626 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Loba Surname User-submission:

Loba or Lowa is a newly born last name originated in the Lo-Kingdom of Lo-Manthang, Nepal. People in the upper areas of Mustang, Nepal previously used Bista as their surname. Recently, as the people from that region have become more concerned about their ethnicity, they have started using Loba as their surname.

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Loba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast6,0471:3,815365
DR Congo1,4431:51,1996,180
Bangladesh1,3521:117,8674,824
Poland1,3341:28,4924,339
Philippines8251:122,71321,089
Indonesia4381:301,93926,782
Cameroon2591:80,1899,838
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Spain1881:248,68115,952
Ukraine1691:269,36534,930
India1471:5,218,132128,839
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
France1111:598,40379,437
Russia1061:1,359,65195,867
South Africa1031:525,99742,056
Kyrgyzstan991:60,3308,332
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Brazil801:2,675,92980,209
Uganda661:591,50431,661
Germany611:1,319,76283,187
Romania591:340,30329,553
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Burkina Faso331:556,1247,330
Latvia271:75,92811,170
England251:2,228,72284,230
Benin201:516,78033,864
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Loba (6,109) may also be a first name.

Loba Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Loba or Lowa is a newly born last name originated in the Lo-Kingdom of Lo-Manthang, Nepal. People in the upper areas of Mustang, Nepal previously used Bista as their surname. Recently, as the people from that region have become more concerned about their ethnicity, they have started using Loba as their surname.

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Loba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loba (Bengali: লোবা, Hindi: लोबा, Marathi: लोबा, Oriya: େଲାବା, Russian: Лоба) is found most in The Ivory Coast. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 38,594th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 534,827 people. Loba is primarily found in Africa, where 35 percent of Loba are found; 20 percent are found in West Africa and 19 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Loba is also the 84,696th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 6,109 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 6,047 people, or 1 in 3,815. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 57 percent live, Lagunes District, where 21 percent live and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast this last name exists in 69 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Bangladesh, where 10 percent live.

Loba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Loba has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 541 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Loba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Loba last name are 7.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.17% being registered with the party.

The amount Loba earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1.84% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,742 per year; in South Africa they earn 65.34% less than the national average, earning R 82,368 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.34% less than the national average, earning $15,587,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 11.44% less than the national average, earning $38,212 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lobas894,175/
Hloba894,137/
Lyoba893,374/
Loboa891,600/
Louba89759/
Lobai89691/
Lobat89458/
Lobad89419/
Lobay89369/
Lobah89312/
Lobaz89116/
Lioba8984/
Lobač8956/
Lobea8938/
Lobha8933/
Lobau8930/
Lobaš8928/
Looba8918/
Luoba8913/
Loiba899/
Lloba899/
Lhoba895/
Losba895/
Lobaa894/
Lobga894/
Lojba893/
Lobaj893/
Lobaç891/
Lobach807,423/
Loubat801,483/
Lobaya80279/
Loubai80232/
Llobat80167/
Lobash80163/
Lobais8036/
Lobasz8026/
Lobaha8025/
Loebay8017/
Luobai8017/
Loibat8016/
Hlobaz8015/
Loubah8015/
Loibai8013/
Liobas8012/
Lobatš8012/
Lobhai8010/
Lobhga805/
Lobatz804/
Loobay804/
Lohbah804/
Loubay804/
Lyobah803/
Loubad803/
Lobatt802/
Lobbah802/
Lobaid802/
Hlobai802/
Lyobha801/
Lobass801/
Lobauh801/
Lobazz801/
Lobhas801/
Lobhat801/
Lobhay801/
Loobaa801/
Loobas801/
Loibas801/
Lobaja801/
Loba'a801/
Lobahe801/
Lobatp801/
Lobeae801/
Lobuha801/
Liobat801/
Loubaa801/
Loubas801/
Lohbai801/
Lohyba801/
Lobo75196,467/
Laba7519,663/
Luba7515,115/
Lova7512,234/
Lobe7511,952/
Leba7510,586/
Lowa753,858/
Lobi752,388/
Loby75212/
Lobé7541/
Lába7513/
Lobè757/
Lobó754/
Lobô753/
Lobê752/
Lüba751/
Léba751/
Loubach73500/
Loibash73258/
Loibach73217/
Loubaud73125/
Lobatch7328/
Lobascz7327/
Lohbach7311/
Loubaya7311/
Hlobach735/
Lobhaya734/
Lobauch733/
Lobaova731/
Loibhat731/
Lobault731/
Lobos6756,934/
Labat6713,671/
Labay679,480/
Lovas678,310/
Lebea676,559/
Lubas674,900/
Loboi674,477/
Labad674,229/
Lober674,141/
Looby672,723/
Lubay672,635/
Lobhi672,213/
Leuba672,157/
Lyuba672,100/
Hleba671,996/
Lobih671,804/
Labas671,784/
Labai671,772/
Hlova671,686/
Labaj671,623/
Labha671,609/
Lobhe671,599/
Lobei671,472/
Hlobo671,431/
Lubat671,313/
Labau671,243/
Lovat671,235/
Loway671,177/
Lobet671,130/
Loube671,012/
Luiba67999/
Labah67980/
Lobis67867/
Hlaba67777/
Labaš67775/
Lompa67760/
Lobes67694/
Lobez67657/
Leeba67637/
Lubaś67634/
Lyova67587/
Liuba67579/
Loebe67406/
Louwa67406/
Lovha67405/
Lebah67367/
Lobão67364/
Lauba67358/
Lubah67349/
Lebai67342/
Lobit67311/
Laboa67306/
Lobot67301/
Liaba67294/
Lovaš67290/
Lebay67289/
Lábas67288/
Lubea67285/
Labaz67247/
Lowai67245/
Lovai67209/
Losua67207/
Lovay67180/
Lubai67179/
Lobou67171/
Labaa67160/
Lobio67157/
Losby67142/
Lebau67142/
Labap67142/
Lobeu67134/
Lobee67130/
Lobho67126/
Lohva67121/
Lubau67118/
Loova67114/
Lobie67113/
Labga67109/
Loubo67107/
Lhaba67104/
Luboa67100/
Labaç6789/
Loboz6788/
Lowah6782/
Liova6775/
Liobo6775/
Lubad6772/
Loboy6771/
Luuba6770/
Loiva6770/
Loubi6769/
Louby6766/
Lobeh6764/
Löbau6762/
Lgova6759/
Laaba6757/
Loboh6756/
Loowa6756/
Lobey6751/
Lobui6749/
Lebha6746/
Loyva6743/
Lovea6743/
Lovga6741/
Laeba6741/
Lubha6739/
Loboș6739/
Luova6735/
Lábaj6732/
Lasba6729/
Lowha6729/
Lobiy6728/
Lyaba6727/
Llobo6726/
Lavoa6726/
Lhova6726/
Lahba6725/
Lovač6725/
Lowea6724/
Lovoa6724/
Labea6722/
Lobed6722/
Liowa6722/
Hlobi6722/
Lobii6720/
Loibo6720/
Lebaa6718/
Loibi6717/
Lobyi6717/
Lobej6717/
Loobo6714/
Loiwa6714/
Lowoa6714/
Lubaß6714/
Lowaa6714/
Lábai6713/
Lehba6712/
Lhowa6712/
Hlobe6712/
Lubaj6711/
Lobij6711/
Liobe6710/
Loboo678/
Labač678/
Lubaa677/
Lovah676/
Lobée676/
Lobys675/
Lovaz675/
Loobi675/
Louva675/
Lonpa675/
Lobhy674/
Loebo674/
Lochbach674/
Lobod674/
Lobiš674/
Lovad674/
Lheba674/
Lobatsch673/
Lobop673/
Lioby673/
Llova673/
Liobi673/
Loibe673/
Luobi673/
Lovaj672/
Lobid672/
Lobje672/
Looua672/
Loubé672/
Labaś672/
Lobeč672/
Lobgo672/
Loubeaud672/
Lubaz672/
Lyobo672/
Lohbi672/
Luobo672/
Luowa672/
Leïba672/
Lobahova671/
Lobyd671/
Loebi671/
Loisbach671/
Loybi671/
Loyua671/
Lubga671/
Lloby671/
Lhobi671/
Hlowa671/
Lawoa671/
Lăbau671/
Lobiś671/
Loboś671/
Lohwa671/
Lleba671/
Llobi671/
Llowa671/
Lluba671/
Lotbe671/
Lotby671/
Lowaz671/
Loîbo671/
Lyobe671/
Làbas671/
Lábay671/
Lôbad671/
Hluba671/
Latba671/
Lebaj671/
Lebaï671/
Lguba671/
Lowwa671/
Lgobe671/
Lobyo671/
Lgobi671/
Labaï671/
Luoby670/
Lovaa670/
Lobiz670/
Loobe670/
Losbe670/

Loba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loba in the Bengali language
লোবাloba-
Loba in the Marathi language
लोबाloba-
Loba in the Hindi language
लोबाloba98.88
लोबloba1.12
Loba in the Oriya language
େଲାବାelaba78.79
ଲବlaba18.18
ଲବାlaba3.03
Loba in the Russian language
Лобаloba-

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