Lois Surname

50,775th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Andorra

Lois Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lois Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2,4711:18,9202,098
United States1,6161:224,29421,710
Argentina8101:52,7704,448
Greece6381:17,3662,437
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Nigeria5461:324,43717,805
Brazil4831:443,21816,785
Indonesia3621:365,32931,419
New Zealand2961:15,2982,660
Venezuela2231:135,4444,358
Uruguay2021:16,9891,914
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Israel1551:55,2117,155
Mexico1511:822,02811,810
Chile1271:138,7124,862
Kenya1271:363,62121,126
Portugal1231:84,7014,225
Australia1011:267,28424,253
Dominican Republic1001:104,3294,466
Malaysia881:335,16217,995
Cuba811:142,2563,565
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
England531:1,051,28451,324
France481:1,383,807136,859
Canada441:837,40065,151
Hungary361:272,67421,202
Romania331:608,42043,703
India321:23,970,793327,222
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Cyprus271:32,7733,506
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Andorra231:3,645702
Pakistan201:8,932,19445,447
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Costa Rica101:478,0074,148
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
China91:151,924,6187,954
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Panama81:489,0328,962
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Solomon Islands41:145,00719,402
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

The alternate forms: Loïs (490), Loiš (25) & Lóis (4) are calculated separately.

Lois (408,979) may also be a first name.

Lois Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lois (Hindi: लोईस, Marathi: लोईस, Oriya: ଲୁଇସ୍, Russian: Лоис) is found most frequently in Spain. It may also be found as a variant: Loïs, Loiš or Lóis. For other possible spellings of Lois click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lois? popularity and diffusion

It is the 50,775th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 721,539 people. Lois is mostly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Lois reside; 26 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 26 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Lois is also the 2,521st most common forename in the world It is held by 408,979 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Spain, where it is held by 2,471 people, or 1 in 18,920. In Spain it is mostly found in: Galicia, where 70 percent live, Madrid, where 8 percent live and Catalonia, where 6 percent live. Excluding Spain Lois exists in 99 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Argentina, where 8 percent live.

Lois Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lois has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 4,253 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lois Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lois surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Lois last name are 24.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lois earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $45,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.72% less than the national average, earning $43,860 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loïs92490/
Loiš9225/
Lóis924/
Loise89476/
Loish89124/
Loios8989/
Loits8982/
Loyis8935/
Loist8935/
Loisz8934/
Loies8920/
Loiis8912/
Llois898/
Loiss893/
Loisd891/
Loias891/
Loijs891/
Loids890/
Lis8691,537/
Loi8638,016/
Los8615,197/
Lowies80427/
Louies80132/
Loisch80108/
Loisse8097/
Lhoist8084/
Looijs8083/
Loiosh8058/
Loidts8032/
Loyish8031/
Loyise805/
L'Hois802/
Loiese802/
Loiise802/
Loggis801/
Louias801/
Louijs801/
Loeijs801/
Loihse801/
Loissh801/
Luis75195,165/
Loos7529,404/
List7520,502/
Leis7514,460/
Liss7510,385/
Loss757,799/
Lais756,283/
Lias755,414/
Lose753,610/
Lies753,481/
Lise753,463/
Loyi753,279/
Loji752,452/
Losh752,363/
Lish752,282/
Loes751,769/
Lots751,503/
Loit751,426/
Loia751,173/
Lods751,030/
Lous75848/
Lihs75605/
Loix75600/
Lohs75581/
Loio75580/
Lios75535/
Loys75388/
Loiz75379/
Loid75291/
Losz75127/
Loiy75122/
Loie75117/
Lijs75109/
Lost75104/
Lisz7596/
Lisø7545/
Hloi7544/
Llos7541/
Loij7535/
Llis7532/
Hlis7524/
Lyos7521/
Lloi7521/
Losj7516/
Lisd7513/
Hlos7510/
Loii759/
Lhis757/
Lhoi757/
Lisp757/
Luos756/
Lisx754/
Lojs754/
Ločs753/
Losc752/
Losd752/
Lgos752/
Lozs752/
Láis752/
Liås752/
Loës752/
Léis752/
Lisc751/
Loip751/
Loič751/
Loûs751/
Loÿs751/
Lisj751/
Lhos751/
Loxs750/
Looijse736/
Loisova735/
L'Hoist734/
Loggias734/
Louiese731/
Li67104,892,114/
Lo67302,664/
Louie6717,748/
Loose6713,671/
Loots6711,170/
Lohia678,629/
Lowes677,849/
Leist676,260/
Losch675,532/
Layos674,773/
Logie674,771/
Luise673,420/
Lajos673,406/
Leiss672,225/
Lotts672,116/
Laios671,678/
Losse671,591/
Lluis671,590/
Leise671,442/
Laise671,331/
Lisse671,245/
Liess671,226/
Hloyi671,138/
Lisch671,089/
Liash671,077/
Louys67973/
Louse67868/
Lojas67835/
Lohiy67812/
Looij67761/
Lowie67728/
Liyas67707/
Lajis67676/
Loiha67650/
Loice67621/
Laius67620/
Laish67612/
Lejos67569/
Leijs67560/
Lhost67514/
Luyis67474/
Luies67448/
Llose67425/
Liose67406/
Liias67402/
Leisz67339/
Loyst67337/
Loess67274/
Loggi67232/
Loshe67226/
Lyuis67209/
Lohss67188/
Loeys67186/
Lhous67176/
Loyas67158/
Laiss67157/
Louia67155/
Liase67135/
Luijs67134/
Loods67126/
Loyie67120/
Hlous67114/
Lioia67106/
Laist67105/
Hlias67104/
Liehs67103/
Leies6795/
Lotse6793/
Loush6792/
Loyos6792/
Liais6792/
Lloid6790/
Leius6788/
Lodts6786/
Leihs6785/
Leish6781/
Loosz6778/
Glies6775/
Loiez6767/
Leyos6765/
Lijas6762/
Laies6757/
Looss6756/
Lloji6755/
Loyid6752/
Lohio6751/
Liesz6748/
Leuis6744/
Loues6742/
Loioş6742/
Luiss6739/
Lojie6739/
Glias6739/
Lhies6737/
Leids6734/
Louts6733/
Loost6733/
Loyes6732/
Lojic6732/
Loysh6732/
Lejis6731/
Luits6731/
Lijst6730/
Lioio6730/
Lowiesch6728/
Luoji6726/
Lojio6726/
Hleis6725/
Luish6724/
Looys6723/
Liaas6722/
Layis6722/
Luist6722/
Lloys6721/
Louss6720/
Loust6719/
Laias6719/
Loaia6719/
Leits6718/
Hlisc6717/
Litse6716/
Loths6716/
Laijs6716/
Loesh6715/
Liyos6714/
Liass6714/
Liaus6714/
Loehs6713/
Loyse6712/
Looyi6712/
Loyds6711/
Loiyo6711/
Louhs6711/
Liuis6710/
Lishe6710/
Liyes6710/
Luios6710/
Lhots6710/
Looji6710/
Lhoie679/
Lohyi679/
Los'e678/
Llias678/
Looie678/
Leias678/
Losth678/
Lujis678/
Lohus677/
Loidh677/
Loohs677/
Loiet677/
Lojiš677/
Loyit676/
Lousø676/
Lohji676/
Lojos675/
Hlios675/
Lhose675/
Leios675/
Louji675/
Lheis675/
Loyts675/
Luyos675/
Lojes674/
Llish674/
Hlais674/
Loosh674/
Lijos674/
Glios674/
Hlose674/
Lóios674/
Loiec674/
Llise673/
Luose673/
Lyoia673/
Lizst673/
Hlies673/
Louïs673/
Losst673/
Lojiy673/
Lojsz673/
Loiit673/
Lioiy673/
Liats673/
Hllis672/
Liies672/
Lyies672/
Losce672/
Louds672/
Loyip672/
Lisce672/
Listt672/
Liesh672/
Laits672/
Lisht672/
Lgous672/
Laisz672/
Leyis672/
Listì672/
Louÿs672/
Lyose672/
Lloia672/
Leiis672/
Lyohs671/
Luuis671/
Luoie671/
Luoio671/
Lohij671/
Lohys671/
Loiuo671/
Loyih671/
Loyij671/
Loysz671/
Lihse671/
Liues671/
Llies671/
Llist671/
Lloit671/
Lisst671/
Laais671/
Hlhis671/
Loitt671/
Loiyd671/
Luoss671/
Losss671/
Lhais671/
Lishs671/
Lojii671/
Lohsh671/
Lohsz671/
Loiaz671/
Loihi671/
Loihy671/
Llais671/
Loosd671/
Lioyi671/
Lyais671/
Luiis671/
Luisz671/
Loyhi671/
Loyii671/
Loëss671/
Loïse671/
Lijss671/
Liesė671/
Lhoid671/
Lhuis671/
Liasc671/
Liaes671/
Liahs671/
Llots671/
Luisd671/
Lleis671/
Luias671/
Louès671/
Loije671/
Liosh671/
Loied671/
Lizsx671/
Lyoie671/
Lhoio671/
Lijes671/
Laihs671/
Hlish671/
Lotss670/
Lioas670/
Litsh670/
Liays670/
Lodse670/
Loich670/

Lois Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lois in the Marathi language
लोईसlo'isa58.14
लोइसlo'isa23.26
लॉईसlo'isa16.28
लॉइसlo'isa2.33
Lois in the Hindi language
लोईसlo'isa50
लोइसlo'isa50
Lois in the Oriya language
ଲୁଇସ୍lu'is50
ଲୁଇସlu'isa50
Lois in the Russian language
Лоисlois-

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