Loest Surname

355,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Loest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6241:129,01515,714
United States2541:1,427,00498,129
South Africa961:564,35143,987
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Loest Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loest occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Loest.

How Common Is The Last Name Loest? popularity and diffusion

The last name Loest is the 355,394th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,123,701 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Loest live; 63 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 624 people, or 1 in 129,015. In Germany Loest is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside, Hamburg, where 16 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Beside Germany it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Loest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Loest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Loest last name expanded 5,080 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Loest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Loest last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Loest earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.69% more than the national average, earning R 403,248 per year and in United States they earn 10.03% more than the national average, earning $47,477 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lhoest911,303/
Lohest91155/
Lowest914/
Louest914/
Loesth912/
Loes891,769/
Loet89221/
Lest89139/
Lost89104/
L'Hoest83145/
Lhoeste8366/
Louyest8346/
Logiest8325/
Lowesth831/
Leist806,260/
Leest80865/
Lhost80514/
Loete80475/
Loese80349/
Loyst80337/
Loess80274/
Loeys80186/
Liest80102/
Lohes8079/
Least8075/
Loets8050/
Lohet8035/
Loist8035/
Loedt8034/
Loost8033/
Looes8030/
Luest8023/
Lesht8022/
Loust8019/
Leyst8016/
Loesh8015/
Loeth8014/
Loehs8013/
Losth808/
Leszt807/
Lioes806/
Lehst805/
Lyoes803/
Losst803/
Lesth802/
Leust802/
Laest802/
Loett801/
Loṕes801/
Lioet801/
Lesst801/
Lestt801/
Loeht800/
Looet800/
L'Hoeste777/
L'Hoyest772/
Loe7511,155/
Loesch735,885/
Leiste73400/
Loheit73162/
Louste73120/
Lhoist7384/
Lescht7360/
Lauest7358/
Leiszt7337/
Lohess7336/
Lhoëst7336/
Loesse7332/
Lloyst7325/
L'Host7324/
Lhoost7324/
Loedts7324/
Loheas7324/
Louist7316/
Lousth7313/
Loiset736/
Loethe735/
Laeste735/
Loicet734/
Loiste734/
Leiest732/
Leisht732/
Leists732/
Loette731/
Lohesh731/
Lejast731/
Loezte731/
Loijet731/
Loyset731/
Leiset731/
Leistz731/
Lawest731/
Loeijs731/
Lioete731/
Looeth730/
Lajest730/
Loetch730/
Loehte730/
Looett730/
Loeshe730/
Leidst730/
Last6717,862/
Lust676,149/
Lohe673,936/
Loer671,381/
Lioe671,326/
Laet671,001/
Laes67893/
Loesche67757/
Loey67689/
Loez67400/
Leiseth67272/
Loea67231/
Loee6795/
L'Hoost6791/
Loetsch6777/
Legiest6769/
Lüst6767/
Loep6755/
Looe6737/
Löst6736/
Loed6734/
L'hoëst6730/
Laheist6725/
Loechte6722/
Uamloet6716/
Loeß6711/
Loicett676/
L'Hoist674/
Lóes674/
Luoe674/
Louisht673/
Lhoe673/
Lloe672/
Losd672/
Hloe672/
Lgoe671/
Lôes671/
Loheesh671/
Loheitt671/
Läst671/

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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
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  • 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 Loest
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