Loisu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Loisu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loisu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Loisu (7) may also be a first name.

Loisu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loisu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Loisu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loisu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Loisu occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Loisu reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 7 people.

It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Lagos, where 100 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loisou9114/
Loisau914/
Loyisu913/
Loisui911/
Lisu893,222/
Losu892,178/
Loiseux832/
Loissau832/
Loiseus830/
Lissu805,164/
Liasu804,972/
Lotsu804,778/
Laisu80243/
Losut80183/
Loizu80111/
Lisud80107/
Losou8098/
Lisau8088/
Lishu8078/
Losau8076/
Lisut8056/
Lisus8051/
Luosu8050/
Litsu8041/
Lisou8039/
Liseu8021/
Losuh8019/
Liscu8019/
Lisui8013/
Leisu8013/
Lisup8013/
Loesu8010/
Liesu809/
Losiu809/
Loshu808/
Lossu806/
Hlisu805/
Lousu805/
Lihsu804/
Lisiu804/
Loseu804/
Losuu804/
Lisuy803/
Lohsu802/
Loosu801/
Losui801/
Losuy801/
Luisu801/
Losus801/
Loxsu801/
Loizou737,216/
Lossou731,591/
Lissou731,003/
Lossau73652/
Lissau73409/
Liyasu73278/
Logiou73163/
Leisou7359/
Liesau7352/
Laissu7341/
Lotsou7337/
Lishou7335/
Liasus7330/
Laishu7327/
Liausu7322/
Leisau7319/
Lisuch7317/
Lajisu7315/
Lousau7312/
Laihsu7312/
Laisau7310/
Liszus7310/
Locius739/
Liosau738/
Lougiu737/
Lliasu737/
Lousou737/
Liassu736/
Lishui736/
Litsui735/
Laisud735/
Laisou734/
Lishau734/
Liseux734/
Loscau734/
Luotsu733/
Leiasu733/
Liahsu733/
Laaisu733/
Lisaus733/
Lisaut733/
Luoshu733/
Leishu732/
Laiusu732/
Layosu732/
Looshu731/
Lohsiu731/
Loizau731/
Lihsiu731/
Lisuit731/
Lisush731/
Lieseu731/
Liaasu731/
Lliosu731/
Liaysu731/
Lisahu731/
Liasiu731/
Liessu731/
Losaus731/
Loschu731/
Lisaud731/
Loeseu731/
Loisoe731/
Loosau731/
Luiasu731/
Luitsu731/
Leissu731/
Layisu731/
Laiasu731/
Litsau731/
Liasut731/
Lieshu731/
Lodsut731/
Lojuis731/
Lissup730/
Lotshu730/
Lossus730/
Lasu677,079/
Lizu672,968/
Liju671,692/
Lesu671,615/
Licu671,072/
Lixu671,038/
Laissus67528/
Loutsou67512/
Loussou67464/
Losó67193/
Locu6785/
Lliyasu6784/
Hlossou6783/
Liotsou6765/
Liţu6756/
Laissou6751/
Loju6725/
Leitsus6721/
Loishoo6711/
Liessau6711/
Lhissou679/
Lischau677/
Loossou677/
Lissoux674/
Lhossou674/
Lysu673/
Leissou673/
Lishush673/
Loshshu673/
Lishout672/
Loucius672/
Lishous672/
Leissus672/
Liayasu672/
Liçu672/
Lisseux672/
Lishuit671/
Lissoud671/
Lischus671/
Lişu671/
Losssou671/
Louijus671/
Leissau671/
Leishui671/
Lliyosu671/
Luoshou671/
Lozu671/
Ljsu671/
Laishui671/
Loushus670/
Lossuis670/
Leisout670/

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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 Loisu
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