Loeks Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Loeks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loeks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Loeks (11) may also be a first name.

Loeks Last Name Facts

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

Loeks is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loeks? popularity and diffusion

Loeks is the 790,102nd most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,413,294 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Loeks live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 1,655,064. In The United States Loeks is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 22 percent live, Oregon, where 18 percent live and North Dakota, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 16 percent live.

Loeks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Loeks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Loeks surname expanded 3,650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Loeks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Loeks surname are 2.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.16% registered with the party.

The amount Loeks earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.12% less than the national average, earning R 206,460 per year and in United States they earn 4.88% more than the national average, earning $45,255 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loueks912/
Leks891,884/
Loks89452/
Lowecks830/
Locks803,047/
Leeks801,967/
Louks801,173/
Looks80644/
Lueks80139/
Loksz8044/
Laeks8036/
Loksh8027/
Lecks8017/
Lekås8015/
Leksz8010/
Lieks8010/
Leiks809/
Leksø805/
Loyks804/
Lhoks803/
Loksø802/
Loiks802/
Lejks801/
Loegs800/
Leaks800/
Loucks738,710/
Loeckx73321/
Leakes73132/
Loocks7329/
Leksås7328/
Loksch7319/
Liecks735/
Leikes734/
Leykes732/
Hlocks731/
Hlooks731/
Loykes731/
Leyuks730/
Leasks730/
Lookse730/
Laks672,897/
Luks672,743/
Lokś67348/
Lekx67208/
Lekš6734/
Leyckes6714/
Legs6713/
Lexs6710/
Loex6710/
Logs675/
Lūks674/
Lea'kes674/
Lejacks673/
Lokz672/
Loqs672/
Lõks671/
Leickes671/
Lekś671/
Leakesh671/
Leidtks670/
Lowechs670/
Loxs670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Loeks
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