Log Surname

265,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Log Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Log Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2981:17,2562,125
Cameroon1291:161,00117,453
Vietnam1151:805,6181,733
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
Indonesia951:1,392,09795,389
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
India821:9,354,456185,501
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Pakistan561:3,190,06925,212
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Afghanistan311:1,037,1999,747
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Cambodia221:703,9614,765
France211:3,162,987209,042
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Turkey111:7,074,675122,870
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
China81:170,915,1968,932
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England51:11,143,612252,590
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Log (2,173) may also be a first name.

Log Last Name Facts

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

The last name Log (Hindi: लोग, Marathi: लोग, Tibetan: ལོག) has its highest incidence in Norway. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Log? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 265,393rd most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,944,061 people. Log is primarily found in Asia, where 42 percent of Log reside; 22 percent reside in Northern Europe and 22 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 160,831st most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,173 people.

This last name is most widespread in Norway, where it is held by 298 people, or 1 in 17,256. In Norway it is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 50 percent live, Southern Norway, where 31 percent live and Eastern Norway, where 18 percent live. Aside from Norway it occurs in 84 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 9 percent live and Vietnam, where 8 percent live.

Log Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Log has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Log surname grew 518 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Log Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Log last name is chiefly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States Log are 23.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Log earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 5.57% less than the national average, earning 326,793 kr per year and in United States they earn 4.67% less than the national average, earning $41,133 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loog86386/
Logg86356/
Luog86303/
Logt86121/
Logh8687/
Loug8638/
Liog8612/
Loeg8610/
Logk867/
Loig865/
Logs865/
Logq864/
Lyog862/
Logp862/
Logc862/
Lojg861/
Losg861/
Loyg861/
Lokg861/
Llog860/
Logue7517,815/
Lough757,636/
Loogk7516/
Loogh755/
Loggc752/
Liogė751/
Hlohg751/
Lioyg751/
Lloig751/
Lgoug751/
Lohcg751/
Lloyg751/
Loigh751/
Loogs751/
Luohg751/
Loggs750/
Lok6749,895/
Loc6717,536/
Lougue676,340/
Lag671,760/
Lox67402/
Lug67165/
Logsch6789/
Loq6765/
Liogue6728/
Loygue6711/
Logová676/
Luogue676/
Lág672/
Llogue671/
Llough670/
Lougth670/
Lougch670/
Lyogue670/

Log Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Log in the Tibetan language
ལོགlok-
Log in the Marathi language
लोगloga-
Log in the Hindi language
लोगloga99.78

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