Loir Surname

222,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Loir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,5771:42,1205,293
Belgium1971:58,3599,452
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Loir (919) may also be a first name.

Loir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loir (Russian: Лоир) is most common in France. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Loir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Loir is the 222,575th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,980,091 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Loir are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Loir is also the 267,324th most commonly used given name in the world It is held by 919 people.

Loir is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 1,577 people, or 1 in 42,120. In France it is most frequent in: Normandy, where 34 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 28 percent live and Île-de-France, where 12 percent live. Barring France this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Loir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Loir has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Loir Last Name Statistics demography

Loir earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.02% less than the national average, earning $43,141 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loire892,403/
Lhoir891,481/
Loier8948/
Loirr8922/
Loird894/
Lojir892/
Loiér891/
Loiar891/
Loirt891/
Lor8686,451/
Lir86268/
L'Hoir80432/
Lowier808/
Loihar805/
Loyier800/
Lloire800/
Lord7598,723/
Loor7563,686/
Lohr7519,844/
Lair7512,331/
Lore759,998/
Lier756,834/
Lire752,119/
Lorz751,842/
Loer751,381/
Lour751,218/
Lort751,087/
Lior75938/
Llor75568/
Lorr75414/
Lird75289/
Liar75287/
Lhor75240/
Leir75214/
Luor7572/
L'Or7554/
Lihr7551/
Lorh7548/
Litr7539/
Luir7511/
Lirt759/
Lisr756/
Lyor755/
Losr755/
Lorp753/
Lgir753/
Lojr753/
Lotr752/
Lgor751/
Láir751/
Lirz751/
Hlir751/
Hlor751/
Liogier731,231/
Louhier7318/
Lyogier738/
Loihare731/
Laird6742,737/
Lower679,170/
Loyer678,841/
Liard674,202/
Leier673,741/
Loure673,611/
Laier673,304/
Liehr673,122/
Lorre671,210/
Glier67997/
Llort67963/
Louer67961/
Llore67844/
Liyor67649/
Laire67610/
Leire67478/
Lojor67467/
Lierz67410/
Loyor67394/
Liore67255/
Lajir67246/
Loord67222/
Lourd67217/
Lhore67173/
Lgour67136/
Llord67118/
Leird6795/
Loore6787/
Lajor6787/
Loorz6785/
Loyar6783/
Liyar6759/
Losre6745/
Lijar6739/
Lordt6734/
Lohur6733/
Lijer6730/
Lojer6729/
Leyor6729/
Lhour6728/
Louër6725/
Liord6723/
Liart6722/
Lordh6721/
Liaer6720/
Luior6719/
Loyre6716/
Leihr6715/
Lhort6715/
Laihr6714/
Liier6713/
Layor6712/
Lortt6712/
Leiur6712/
Liare6711/
Gliar6711/
Lhair679/
Lojar678/
L'Hor678/
Liuer678/
Layir678/
Lirød677/
Hlier675/
Laiar675/
Leiar675/
Lierr675/
Lyier675/
Lujor674/
Liyer674/
Leiir673/
Lourt673/
Luiar673/
Liort673/
Hlore673/
Lairp672/
Lourr672/
Loyrd672/
Leirt672/
Lejor672/
Luyor672/
Leitr672/
D'Lor672/
L'Air672/
Liaar672/
Lirre672/
Loerh671/
Luire671/
Lohrd671/
Louhr671/
Lijor671/
Llier671/
Llour671/
Lheir671/
Lhire671/
Leirr671/
Leirz671/
Leisr671/
Lejir671/
Hlire671/
Luier671/
Lorhe671/
Lorrd671/
Lairh671/
Lirhe671/
Lourp671/
Luihr671/
L'Hir671/
Lhorh671/
Lairr671/
Loosr671/
Lordd671/
Luore671/
Laior671/
Luird671/
Loytr671/
Lohtr671/
Lairt670/
Loohr670/
Laair670/
Liorh670/
Liear670/

Loir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loir in the Russian language
Лоирloir-

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Footnotes

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