Locs Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Locs Surname User-submission:

The Locs surname means 'bear'.

Locs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia2131:9,6251,424
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England31:18,572,686338,250
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

The alternate forms: Ločs (3) are calculated separately.

Locs Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Locs surname means 'bear'.

- ayeshalocs

Locs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Locs is held by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Ločs. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Locs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Locs is the 921,780th most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Locs are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The last name Locs is most numerous in Latvia, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 9,625. In Latvia it is most common in: Latgale, where 57 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 24 percent reside and Vidzeme, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Latvia this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Locs Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Locs earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 25.91% less than the national average, earning $31,969 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.03% more than the national average, earning $72,550 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ločs923/
Lochs89158/
Liocs896/
Locsh895/
Loucs892/
Loc8617,536/
Louchs807/
Lochse801/
Lotchs800/
Loch7519,363/
Lots751,503/
Looc751,441/
Loïc751,162/
Lods751,030/
Loci75979/
Loic75631/
Lioc75255/
Lacs75131/
Louc7575/
Locz7536/
Lotc756/
Luoc753/
Hloc752/
Lloc751/
Lohc751/
Lojc751/
Lhoc751/
Loots6711,170/
Loche673,406/
Lotts672,116/
Louch671,428/
Lachs67684/
Hloch67279/
Loc'h67167/
Loods67126/
Hlács6796/
Lotse6793/
Lodts6786/
Lioci6782/
Loits6782/
Looch6770/
Lloci6746/
Louts6733/
Hlacs6725/
Loych6718/
Luoch6717/
Loths6716/
Louci6715/
Loyds6711/
Lhots6710/
Lyoch678/
Lotce675/
Loyts675/
Locze675/
Lyocsová674/
Luoci674/
Lotch673/
Lloch673/
Llioc672/
Looci672/
Louds672/
Lotzs672/
Lyocsova671/
Lohch671/
Lacsh671/
Llacs671/
Llots671/
Lotss670/
Lodce670/
Loids670/
Lodse670/
Loich670/

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