Loban Surname
Approximately 6,438 people bear this surname
Loban Surname Definition:
A Moray surname; a belt of a few miles along the Moray Firth it is said holds most of them. The name is explained as from Gaelic loban or lopan, and "was given to the progenitor, who is said to have been a Maclennan, from his having hidden under a peat-cart or sledge" (Henderson, NI.
Read More About This SurnameLoban Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 2,238 | 1:4,245 | 503 |
| Ukraine | 1,579 | 1:28,830 | 4,170 |
| Russia | 1,037 | 1:138,981 | 16,208 |
| Indonesia | 581 | 1:227,623 | 21,160 |
| United States | 410 | 1:884,046 | 66,892 |
| India | 129 | 1:5,946,243 | 139,967 |
| Spain | 56 | 1:834,858 | 33,799 |
| Lithuania | 55 | 1:55,174 | 8,688 |
| Panama | 50 | 1:78,245 | 3,248 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| Kazakhstan | 30 | 1:589,417 | 41,433 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Transnistria | 14 | 1:33,907 | 5,291 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Costa Rica | 12 | 1:398,339 | 3,755 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Moldova | 6 | 1:593,561 | 36,655 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:1,433,845 | 49,523 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 56 | 1:896,762 | 54,350 |
The alternate forms: Lobán (1) are calculated separately.
Loban (563) may also be a first name.
Loban Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Moray surname; a belt of a few miles along the Moray Firth it is said holds most of them. The name is explained as from Gaelic loban or lopan, and "was given to the progenitor, who is said to have been a Maclennan, from his having hidden under a peat-cart or sledge" (Henderson, NI., p. 120). The date is about 1400. The legendary story of the origin of the name was first published by David Carey, the first editor of the Inverness Journal, in his novel Lochiel, or the Field of Culloden, London, 1820. Sir Charles Lowbane, a cleric, was witness to a submission anent the lands of Strathnarne, 1542 (Cawdor, p. 166), William Lobane in 1560 was tenant in Drumderfit (Macbain, Inverness names, p. 76), and John Loban was a tenant under the marquis of Huntlie, 1600 (SCM., IV, p. 288). Jonat Lobane and others were accused in 1614 of 'crewel vnmerceifull murther' in Inverness (Rec. Inv., II, p. 121), and Robert Lobein in Deir was charged in 1627 with being an 'idle and masterless man' (RPC.). George Lobban in Bodylair, parish of Glass, is mentioned, 1716 (SCM., IV, p. 168); John Lobon appears in Ternemnie, 1703 (Banff Rec., p. 244); and Elspat Lobban was the maiden name of the mother of James Fergusson, the astronomer. Alexander Lobban in Garland, parish of Dundurcas, 1773 (Moray), and John Lobban was member of Huntly Volunteers, 1798 (Will, p. 7).
User-submitted Reference
The surname Lobban seems to be a uniquely Scottish name from northeast Scotland (parishes in Moray, Banff and western Aberdeenshire). It was originally Loban, and possibly the descendants of a Flemish emigrant to Scotland. One branch of this family established in Holland in 1620 and became Laban and one branch that emigrated to the US became Logan. Another branch, also in the US still uses the spelling Loban. The Jamaican Lobbans acquired the name during enslavement, when a Joseph Lobban was a plantation owner there and surnames often reflected those of the owner.
The name Loban also originated in the Scottish Highlands (genetically unrelated) but there gradually changed into Logan. The name Loban also occurs in other countries, most commonly, according to this site, in Belarus.
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Loban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loban Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Loban (Hindi: लोबान, Marathi: लोबन, Oriya: େଲାବାନ, Russian: Лобан) is found in Belarus more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Lobán. For other possible spellings of Loban click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Loban? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 76,170th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,131,958 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Loban reside; 72 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 72 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Loban is also the 354,031st most frequently occurring forename globally It is held by 563 people.
This last name is most widely held in Belarus, where it is borne by 2,238 people, or 1 in 4,245. In Belarus Loban is mostly found in: Gomel Region, where 28 percent live, Minsk Region, where 25 percent live and Minsk, where 19 percent live. Barring Belarus this last name occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 16 percent live.
Loban Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Loban has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Loban last name expanded 732 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 53 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Loban Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Loban surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus and Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Loban last name are 9.48% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Loban earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.38% more than the national average, earning $49,785 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.66% more than the national average, earning $66,905 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Loban Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Loban in the Marathi language | ||
| लोबन | lobana | - |
| Loban in the Hindi language | ||
| लोबान | lobana | 77.27 |
| लोबन | lobana | 13.64 |
| लोबाना | lobana | 9.09 |
| Loban in the Oriya language | ||
| େଲାବାନ | elabana | 50 |
| େଲାବନ | elabana | 31.25 |
| େଲାବାନ୍ | elaban | 18.75 |
| Loban in the Russian language | ||
| Лобан | loban | - |
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