Loh Surname

6,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Loh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia53,8041:54865
Singapore10,9651:50280
Thailand4,2021:16,8111,275
Cambodia4,1431:3,738621
United States3,6321:99,79611,089
Ivory Coast2,7581:8,365717
Australia2,1121:12,7821,849
Cameroon2,0051:10,3591,375
Ghana1,3851:19,5102,432
Germany1,1491:70,0668,943
Canada6841:53,8686,422
England5611:99,31910,501
Hong Kong5201:14,107370
France3431:193,65230,137
United Arab Emirates2901:31,5943,414
China2791:4,900,794454
India2731:2,809,76386,205
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
New Zealand2621:17,2843,026
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Brazil1731:1,237,42442,571
Benin1631:63,4097,789
Indonesia1381:958,32770,806
Russia1211:1,191,10087,429
Brunei891:4,705722
Iran781:984,39145,758
Philippines781:1,297,92697,909
Papua New Guinea671:121,69716,585
Japan651:1,966,83527,587
Qatar621:38,0323,887
Belarus391:243,61729,148
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Austria311:274,69131,731
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Vietnam231:4,028,0892,356
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
South Korea211:2,440,012510
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Israel191:450,40234,739
Slovakia181:296,46943,115
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Senegal171:857,6082,905
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Estonia151:88,12015,474
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Finland111:499,70030,478
Afghanistan91:3,572,57620,130
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Macau61:100,272488
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Wales51:618,90625,852
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Tonga41:26,828461
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

The alternate forms: Lóh (11) & Lôh (4) are calculated separately.

Loh (8,619) may also be a first name.

Loh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loh (Bengali: লোহ, Hindi: लोह, Marathi: लोह) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Lóh or Lôh. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Loh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,182nd most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 79,607 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Loh reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 67,662nd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 8,619 people.

The surname is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is held by 53,804 people, or 1 in 548. In Malaysia it is most common in: Selangor, where 29 percent are found, Johor, where 15 percent are found and Penang, where 14 percent are found. Not including Malaysia this last name is found in 99 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 12 percent are found and Thailand, where 5 percent are found.

Loh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Loh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Loh surname grew 4,324 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 9,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Loh last name is predominantly Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Protestant (50%) in Belarus.

In The United States Loh are 2.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.16% being registered with the political party.

The amount Loh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.43% less than the national average, earning R 20,364 per year; in United States they earn 25.81% more than the national average, earning $54,284 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.95% more than the national average, earning $64,066 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lóh8911/
Lôh894/
Loch8619,363/
Lodh8615,015/
Louh862,555/
Losh862,363/
Lohy861,504/
Lohu86211/
Lohß8667/
Lloh8643/
Loph8613/
Hloh866/
Lyoh865/
Lohj863/
Loyh862/
Lgoh862/
Lohd861/
Lhoh861/
Lo80302,664/
Louch751,428/
Locht75849/
Lohiy75812/
Hloch75279/
Lohss75188/
Loish75124/
Loush7592/
Looch7570/
Loodh7559/
Lyoth7537/
Loudh7533/
Loysh7532/
Lyoha7524/
Loych7518/
Luoch7517/
Loths7516/
Louhs7511/
Lohyi759/
Losth758/
Loidh757/
Loohs757/
Loohß756/
Loosh754/
Loddh753/
Lodth753/
Lohee753/
Lotch753/
Lloch753/
Lohhy752/
Llouh752/
Lyohe752/
Lyohs751/
Luodh751/
Lohch751/
Lohij751/
Lohtz751/
Lohys751/
Lotdh751/
Lohsh751/
Lohsz751/
Loohd751/
Luohy751/
Lotth751/
Liosh751/
Luoha751/
Louph751/
Lyodh751/
Loohy750/
Luoht750/
Loich750/
Luo6714,714,385/
Lou67845,855/
Loo6754,347/
Loi6738,016/
Loy6732,104/
Lah6729,893/
Lot6715,517/
Los6715,197/
Lio6711,281/
Loa679,955/
Loz679,438/
Lod672,316/
Lop671,557/
Lho67445/
Lha67404/
Loß67395/
Loş67350/
Loj67293/
Lyo67272/
Loicht67240/
Lhouch67170/
Loisch67108/
Lohysh6797/
Hlouch6789/
Loosch6789/
Loysch6785/
Hlo6759/
Llo6751/
Loš6750/
Loç6749/
Lousch6738/
Geeloh6729/
Loshch6727/
Lgo6725/
Lohová6718/
Loï6717/
H'Loch6715/
Lousth6713/
Lojsch6710/
Luohou678/
Loë676/
Loutch674/
Loå672/
Loucht671/
Llouch671/
Loč671/
Láh671/
Lodsch671/
Loá671/
Loî671/
Loû671/
Lâh671/
L'Hoha671/
Loissh671/
Lloojh671/

Loh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loh in the Bengali language
লোহloha-
Loh in the Hindi language
लोहloha-
Loh in the Marathi language
लोहloha87.1
लोहेlohe12.9

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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 Loh
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