Loo Surname
Approximately 54,347 people bear this surname
Loo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 31,149 | 1:947 | 130 |
| United States | 5,546 | 1:65,355 | 7,630 |
| Singapore | 3,492 | 1:1,577 | 185 |
| Thailand | 2,014 | 1:35,074 | 3,653 |
| Peru | 1,153 | 1:27,566 | 2,907 |
| Canada | 1,128 | 1:32,665 | 4,231 |
| Panama | 1,080 | 1:3,622 | 444 |
| Papua New Guinea | 923 | 1:8,834 | 687 |
| Mexico | 911 | 1:136,253 | 4,402 |
| Netherlands | 858 | 1:19,682 | 3,093 |
| Australia | 762 | 1:35,427 | 4,673 |
| Hong Kong | 633 | 1:11,588 | 339 |
| Indonesia | 552 | 1:239,582 | 22,057 |
| Philippines | 479 | 1:211,353 | 33,005 |
| China | 357 | 1:3,830,032 | 413 |
| Estonia | 280 | 1:4,721 | 457 |
| England | 268 | 1:207,903 | 17,929 |
| United Arab Emirates | 245 | 1:37,397 | 3,942 |
| New Zealand | 231 | 1:19,603 | 3,446 |
| Chile | 217 | 1:81,182 | 3,222 |
| Sweden | 163 | 1:60,410 | 4,630 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| France | 150 | 1:442,818 | 63,836 |
| Kenya | 130 | 1:355,230 | 20,851 |
| Germany | 118 | 1:682,250 | 52,603 |
| Tanzania | 117 | 1:452,492 | 31,593 |
| Cuba | 104 | 1:110,795 | 3,160 |
| India | 82 | 1:9,354,456 | 185,501 |
| Finland | 78 | 1:70,471 | 7,855 |
| Belgium | 77 | 1:149,307 | 20,954 |
| South Africa | 76 | 1:712,865 | 50,752 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Brunei | 54 | 1:7,754 | 1,010 |
| Guyana | 45 | 1:16,938 | 2,216 |
| Brazil | 40 | 1:5,351,858 | 134,966 |
| Honduras | 40 | 1:220,411 | 2,340 |
| Spain | 40 | 1:1,168,801 | 40,601 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Myanmar | 36 | 1:1,442,722 | 585 |
| Taiwan | 33 | 1:710,447 | 5,096 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| Pakistan | 29 | 1:6,160,134 | 36,715 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Jamaica | 27 | 1:106,294 | 4,277 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Ecuador | 16 | 1:994,115 | 14,535 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Ireland | 7 | 1:672,706 | 15,999 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Iran | 5 | 1:15,356,505 | 213,424 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Palestine | 4 | 1:1,137,212 | 16,054 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 205 | 1:244,969 | 20,381 |
Loo (7,997) may also be a first name.
Loo Demographics
Average Male Loo Height
173.57 cm
Average Female Loo Height
160.36 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Loo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Loo (Hindi: लोो, Marathi: लोओ) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Loo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Loo is the 10,361st most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 134,093 people. Loo is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Loo live; 69 percent live in Southeast Asia and 58 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Loo is also the 71,108th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 7,997 people.
This last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is held by 31,149 people, or 1 in 947. In Malaysia Loo is most common in: Selangor, where 32 percent reside, Penang, where 13 percent reside and Johor, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia Loo exists in 114 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Singapore, where 6 percent reside.
Loo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Loo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Loo surname expanded 2,705 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 56 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Loo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Loo last name is chiefly Catholic (94%) in Ireland and Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Loo last name are 17.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.15% registered with the political party.
The amount Loo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 3.77% less than the national average, earning 333,016 kr per year; in Peru they earn 57.45% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,521 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.4% less than the national average, earning R 222,432 per year; in United States they earn 18.27% more than the national average, earning $51,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.37% more than the national average, earning $58,812 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loos | 86 | 29,404 | / |
| Loop | 86 | 4,320 | / |
| Lood | 86 | 3,623 | / |
| Loot | 86 | 795 | / |
| Looy | 86 | 735 | / |
| Looz | 86 | 402 | / |
| Looß | 86 | 221 | / |
| Looe | 86 | 37 | / |
| Lloo | 86 | 9 | / |
| Looj | 86 | 2 | / |
| Looa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hloo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lgoo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lhoo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lo | 80 | 302,664 | / |
| Loots | 75 | 11,170 | / |
| Looij | 75 | 761 | / |
| Loods | 75 | 126 | / |
| Loosz | 75 | 78 | / |
| Looch | 75 | 70 | / |
| Loodh | 75 | 59 | / |
| Looss | 75 | 56 | / |
| Loost | 75 | 33 | / |
| Looys | 75 | 23 | / |
| Loodt | 75 | 17 | / |
| Looyd | 75 | 15 | / |
| L'Goo | 75 | 8 | / |
| L'Loo | 75 | 8 | / |
| Looie | 75 | 8 | / |
| Loohs | 75 | 7 | / |
| Loohß | 75 | 6 | / |
| Loosh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Luoou | 75 | 4 | / |
| L'Hoo | 75 | 4 | / |
| D'Loo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Llooy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loott | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loodz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lloot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loosd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loohd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlooe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loooo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loohy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Luo | 67 | 14,714,385 | / |
| Lou | 67 | 845,855 | / |
| Loh | 67 | 91,544 | / |
| Loi | 67 | 38,016 | / |
| Loy | 67 | 32,104 | / |
| Lot | 67 | 15,517 | / |
| Los | 67 | 15,197 | / |
| Lio | 67 | 11,281 | / |
| Loe | 67 | 11,155 | / |
| Loa | 67 | 9,955 | / |
| Loz | 67 | 9,438 | / |
| Lod | 67 | 2,316 | / |
| Lop | 67 | 1,557 | / |
| Looije | 67 | 460 | / |
| Lho | 67 | 445 | / |
| Loß | 67 | 395 | / |
| Loş | 67 | 350 | / |
| Loj | 67 | 293 | / |
| Lyo | 67 | 272 | / |
| Loodts | 67 | 223 | / |
| Lojová | 67 | 194 | / |
| Loosch | 67 | 89 | / |
| Looijs | 67 | 83 | / |
| Hlo | 67 | 59 | / |
| Llo | 67 | 51 | / |
| Loš | 67 | 50 | / |
| Loç | 67 | 49 | / |
| Loyová | 67 | 35 | / |
| Lgo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Lhoost | 67 | 24 | / |
| Loyowa | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lohová | 67 | 18 | / |
| Loï | 67 | 17 | / |
| Loodtz | 67 | 11 | / |
| Luohou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lojova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Loë | 67 | 6 | / |
| Louová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lloodd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Llooyd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Loyova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loå | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loč | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loû | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Hood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llooyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lloopp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leheoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lloojh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lootts | 67 | 0 | / |
Loo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Loo in the Hindi language | ||
| लोो | loo | - |
| Loo in the Marathi language | ||
| लोओ | lo'o | - |
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Footnotes
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Loo
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