Loc Surname

30,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Loc Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam15,8781:5,835216
United States6661:544,23345,071
Poland1611:236,07930,273
Mexico851:1,460,30815,990
Philippines741:1,368,084100,385
Serbia641:111,6408,662
France581:1,145,219121,886
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Canada501:736,91258,785
Qatar471:50,1704,949
England471:1,185,49155,443
Peru421:756,76516,930
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Uganda341:1,148,21447,064
Australia291:930,88655,860
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Slovenia161:155,48013,898
India111:69,733,217610,955
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Cambodia101:1,548,7156,449
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Macau21:300,8151,009
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Loç (49) & Loč (1) are calculated separately.

Loc (213,259) may also be a first name.

Loc Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loc is found most in Vietnam. It can appear in the variant forms: Loç or Loč. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Loc? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 30,454th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 415,576 people. The surname Loc is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Loc reside; 91 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 91 percent reside in Viet-Asia. It is also the 4,901st most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 213,259 people.

The last name is most frequent in Vietnam, where it is borne by 15,878 people, or 1 in 5,835. In Vietnam it is primarily concentrated in: Northeast, where 30 percent live, Southeast, where 23 percent live and Mekong River Delta, where 12 percent live. Other than Vietnam this last name exists in 60 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.

Loc Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Loc has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Loc surname rose 4,440 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Loc Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Loc surname are 6.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.87% being registered with the political party.

The amount Loc earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 37.33% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,622 per year; in Vietnam they earn 25.93% less than the national average, earning 61,059,200 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 7.46% less than the national average, earning $39,932 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.84% more than the national average, earning $57,055 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loç8949/
Loč891/
Lock8641,571/
Loch8619,363/
Looc861,441/
Loïc861,162/
Loci86979/
Loic86631/
Locs86287/
Lioc86255/
Locq86160/
Louc8675/
Locz8636/
Locc8612/
Loct869/
Lotc866/
Loec865/
Luoc863/
Logc862/
Losc862/
Hloc862/
Loqc862/
Lloc861/
Lohc861/
Lojc861/
Lhoc861/
Locke7557,547/
Losch755,532/
Loock755,118/
Loche753,406/
Louch751,428/
Louck75490/
Hloch75279/
Loick75220/
Loicq75187/
Loc'h75167/
Lochs75158/
Lioci7582/
Looch7570/
Lloci7546/
Loucq7528/
Loych7518/
Luoch7517/
Lyock7516/
Louci7515/
Lockx7514/
Lyoch758/
Liocs756/
Locsh755/
Lotce755/
Glioc755/
Loïck755/
Locze755/
Luoci754/
Losck754/
Lotch753/
Lloch753/
Loucs752/
Looci752/
Llioc752/
Loggc752/
Locck751/
Loctt751/
Lohch751/
Lojck751/
Loyck751/
Lohcg751/
Lohct751/
Lodce750/
Looct750/
Loich750/
Luc6779,581/
Lok6749,895/
Lac6728,030/
Los6715,197/
Loz679,438/
Louche675,794/
Log671,474/
Lox67402/
Loş67350/
Loj67293/
Lotsch67264/
Locque67261/
Lotche67214/
Lhouci67170/
Lhouch67170/
Loisch67108/
Logsch6789/
Hlouch6789/
Loosch6789/
Loysch6785/
Loocke6780/
Loq6765/
Loš6750/
Locova6739/
Lousch6738/
Loyche6737/
Loycke6733/
Lác6731/
Loshch6727/
Lyocks6727/
Loccke6725/
Loucke6721/
Lioche6719/
Loksch6719/
H'Loch6715/
Lojsch6710/
Louchs677/
Loutch674/
Loukch674/
Lož673/
Lottci672/
Lochse671/
Loscke671/
Loszcz671/
Llouch671/
Hloche671/
Lúc671/
Lodsch671/
Hlocks671/
Lotchs670/
Lougch670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Loc
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