Loess Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Loess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1081:213,6238,940
United States691:5,253,028264,570
France481:1,383,807136,859
Luxembourg441:13,1942,619
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Loess (60) may also be a first name.

Loess Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loess (Arabic: اللوس) is more commonly found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loess? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 953,750th most common surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 34 percent of Loess reside; 34 percent reside in Western Europe and 26 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Loess is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 60 people.

This last name is most frequent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 213,623. In The Ivory Coast Loess is primarily found in: Lagunes District, where 56 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 34 percent live and Lacs District, where 6 percent live. Apart from The Ivory Coast Loess exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and France, where 18 percent live.

Loess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Loess has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Loess last name grew 986 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Loess Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Loess surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Loess last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Loess earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.04% less than the national average, earning $36,228 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lohess9136/
Loesse9132/
Lowess9117/
Louess916/
Loss897,799/
Loes891,769/
Louesse83102/
Lowes807,849/
Leiss802,225/
Liess801,226/
Loest801,023/
Loese80349/
Loeys80186/
Lohes8079/
Looss8056/
Loets8050/
Loues8042/
Leess8041/
Loyes8032/
Leass8032/
Looes8030/
Leyss8029/
Loies8020/
Louss8020/
Loesh8015/
Loehs8013/
Lioes806/
Lojes804/
Leuss803/
Lyoes803/
Loiss803/
Luess802/
Losss801/
Loṕes801/
Lohouess7729/
Lhaouess771/
Los7515,197/
Loe7511,155/
Loesch735,885/
Lhoest731,303/
Lowies73427/
Leisse73290/
Laoues73266/
Lousse73189/
Lhouss73172/
Lohest73155/
Louies73132/
Lohues73102/
Loyese7399/
Loisse7397/
Loedts7324/
Loheas7324/
Hleiss7323/
Loosse7316/
Lohiss7316/
Lawess7315/
Leusse7312/
Louiss7312/
Leyass7310/
Louese7310/
D'Loss739/
Lajess736/
Loejos735/
Looues735/
Lleiss734/
Louest734/
Lowees732/
Loesth732/
Leysse732/
Loiese732/
Lowese732/
Lohesh731/
Leuiss731/
Lajoss731/
Hleyss731/
Leasse731/
Lloyes731/
Laesse731/
Lloues731/
Luoues731/
Layess731/
Loeijs731/
Loissh731/
Lhoyes731/
Loowes730/
Loyass730/
Loeshe730/
Louyes730/
Lohouesse715/
Lahouesse711/
Lees6738,110/
Loos6729,404/
Leis6714,460/
Lois6710,100/
Leys679,129/
Leus676,872/
Lohe673,936/
Lies673,481/
Losh672,363/
Leas672,354/
Lahoues671,937/
Loer671,381/
Lioe671,326/
Lues671,037/
Lyes67963/
Laes67893/
Lohoues67878/
Lous67848/
Loesche67757/
Loey67689/
Luss67537/
Loez67400/
Loys67388/
Hlousse67239/
Loea67231/
Louisse67229/
Loet67221/
L'Hoest67145/
Losz67127/
Loee6795/
Loetsch6777/
Loep6755/
Louyest6746/
Llos6741/
Looe6737/
Loed6734/
L'Hoyes6734/
Löss6732/
Lejs6731/
Losj6716/
Lüss6715/
Lóss6712/
Loeß6711/
Hlos6710/
Layouss678/
Looyiss677/
Lóes674/
Lojs674/
Luoe674/
Louysse673/
Lhoe673/
Lloe672/
Hloe672/
Louiese671/
Lowesth671/
Lgoe671/
Layhess671/
Lhaoues671/
Lôes671/
Leís671/
Loheesh671/
Lawiess671/
Leggiss671/
L'Heiss671/
L'Houes671/
Llousse671/
Lhos671/
Laiesse671/
Lahesse671/
Layessh670/

Loess Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loess in the Arabic language
اللوسallws-

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Footnotes

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