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 last name Loess (Arabic: اللوس) is found most frequently in The Ivory Coast. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loess? popularity and diffusion

Loess is the 953,750th most widely held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. Loess is mostly found in Europe, where 34 percent of Loess live; 34 percent live in Western Europe and 26 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 60 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 213,623. In The Ivory Coast Loess is most frequent in: Lagunes District, where 56 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 34 percent are found and Lacs District, where 6 percent are found. Not including The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and France, where 18 percent are found.

Loess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Loess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Loess last name rose 986 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Loess Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Loess surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Loess are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with 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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