Loeb Surname

63,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Loeb Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Löban (dear meadow), in Germany.

Loeb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2121:69,5438,071
France7441:89,27812,815
Israel6471:13,2272,024
Germany3141:256,38727,596
Canada2461:149,77915,288
Switzerland781:105,29411,128
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
Cambodia721:215,0993,115
Netherlands661:255,86632,556
Sweden531:185,78812,836
England441:1,266,32057,817
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
Denmark401:141,11812,512
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Paraguay181:402,0415,757
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
China61:227,886,92811,701
Norway61:857,04855,549
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Guam11:160,1214,893
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2191:41,1974,826

The alternate forms: Loëb (1) are calculated separately.

Loeb (184) may also be a first name.

Loeb Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Löban (dear meadow), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Loeb Last Name Facts

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

Loeb (Russian: Лоеб) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Loëb. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loeb? popularity and diffusion

Loeb is the 63,757th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 927,759 people. The last name Loeb is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Loeb reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Loeb is also the 671,014th most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 184 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 5,212 people, or 1 in 69,543. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 15 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 53 countries. It is also found in France, where 9 percent reside and Israel, where 8 percent reside.

Loeb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Loeb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Loeb surname increased 428 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 293 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loeb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Loeb surname are 40.45% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.68% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Loeb earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 138.94% more than the national average, earning R 567,816 per year; in United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,563 USD per year and in Canada they earn 52.22% more than the national average, earning $75,629 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loëb921/
Loebs89531/
Loheb892/
Lioeb891/
Lob862,193/
Leb861,569/
Lieb7512,758/
Leib757,198/
Leeb755,481/
Hleb751,888/
Lueb75701/
Leab75340/
Loob75225/
Loub75209/
Lejb75137/
Leyb7597/
Lyeb7557/
Loep7555/
Loib7525/
Laeb7517/
Hlob7513/
Leub7511/
Lojb757/
Lobh756/
Lleb754/
Lebh752/
Lebő751/
Lobp751/
Lhob751/
Loyb751/
Llob751/
Lheb751/
Loebsch731/
Laieb676,894/
Loupe673,252/
Loyep671,045/
Layeb67778/
Loepp67549/
Loope67454/
Lejab67139/
Lejeb67136/
Loepz6770/
Lejbt6756/
Laheb6755/
Liyeb6749/
Loeps6736/
Leibs6731/
Loyev6715/
Lajeb6710/
Lajob6710/
Leyeb6710/
Lehab677/
Leuab676/
Leabd675/
Hleeb675/
Llhob674/
Loubt673/
Louev673/
Leeab673/
Leijb672/
Lloyb672/
Hleib672/
Laoib671/
Loiev671/
Leabh671/
Loisb671/
Loepe671/
Loipe671/
Louep671/
Loyab671/
Lejob671/
Laïeb671/
Liieb671/
Leyab671/
Laueb671/
Lhieb671/
Lieab671/
Lebhh671/
Louib671/
Loubs671/
Hlyeb671/
Loeph670/
Leabs670/

Loeb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loeb in the Russian language
Лоебloeb-

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