Loeve Surname

451,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Loeve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loeve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5071:33,3085,549
United States541:6,712,202314,667
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
France261:2,554,720189,486
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Loève (4) are calculated separately.

Loeve (23) may also be a first name.

Loeve Last Name Facts

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

Loeve has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also occur as a variant: Loève. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loeve? popularity and diffusion

The last name Loeve is the 451,630th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,690,886 people. Loeve occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Loeve are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 23 people.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 507 people, or 1 in 33,308. In The Netherlands Loeve is most common in: South Holland, where 58 percent reside, North Brabant, where 11 percent reside and Gelderland, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this surname is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Loeve Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Loeve has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Loeve last name rose 1,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Loeve Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Loeve surname is predominantly Lutheran (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Loeve are 14.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.11% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Loeve earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 15.59% more than the national average, earning R 274,692 per year and in United States they earn 74.28% more than the national average, earning $75,198 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loève934/
Loever915/
Loeves911/
Loevei911/
Love89167,351/
Leve893,038/
Loevets8382/
Levey805,895/
Loewe803,696/
Levie802,036/
Lovey801,938/
Levee801,123/
Leave80539/
Lleve80506/
Lohve80308/
Leive80253/
Lieve80228/
Lovee80204/
Loevy80180/
Levea80102/
Louve8099/
Lovei8076/
Leeve8069/
Loveu8050/
Levei8049/
Lovea8043/
Loveh8027/
Loive8012/
Laeve8010/
Loevi8010/
Leveh8010/
Lowee805/
Leyve805/
Hlove805/
Leuve804/
Llove803/
Hleve802/
Lueve802/
Leveu801/
Loove801/
Loyevets772/
Loetveit771/
Louvet739,423/
Leaver736,725/
Leaves734,052/
Leavey731,596/
Leuver73132/
Loivet73117/
Louves73114/
Leevey7381/
Layove7346/
Louive7345/
Louver7331/
Laevey7323/
Loyvet7317/
Louvez7313/
Loewes7310/
Lohwee738/
Liyeve737/
Loewie736/
Leyver735/
Leiver734/
Leavee734/
Loiver734/
D'Love733/
Lehave732/
Leyves732/
Loubee732/
Leavie732/
Hloeva732/
Leyave732/
Louebe732/
Loewey731/
Loovey731/
Louvee731/
Leyvea731/
Leyvey731/
Leivea731/
Leivey731/
Leavea731/
Leives731/
Lojove731/
Llevie731/
Loveuh731/
Leivee731/
Leaveh731/
L'Love731/
Luyove731/
Lovehh731/
Lowewe731/
Leevee731/
Leavet730/
Lievey730/
Louvey730/
Lohive730/
Loweey730/
Laevie730/
Leivie730/
Lowe67215,662/
Levi6749,003/
Lewe673,487/
Lovi672,501/
Live672,116/
Lave672,102/
Luve67228/
Levä67134/
Löve67115/
Leavett67102/
Levé6747/
Lahevee6719/
Loheeva6718/
Loevych6713/
Louvest6710/
Louvett679/
Lousvet679/
Louvetz679/
Loitved678/
Lejsved678/
Loytved677/
Loyjive674/
Loevich672/
Louiver672/
Lové672/
Léve672/
Loebhey671/
Loisuee671/
Laheave671/
Leavhes671/
Louwehe671/
Lovè671/
Lóve671/
Liohebe671/
Louveis671/
Lahieve670/
Leivett670/
Leaveth670/

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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 Loeve
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