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 Loo Salary in
United States
$51,034 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Loo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Loo (Hindi: लोो, Marathi: लोओ) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Loo.
How Common Is The Last Name Loo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,361st most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 134,093 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 72 percent of Loo live; 69 percent live in Southeast Asia and 58 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 71,108th most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 7,997 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 31,149 people, or 1 in 947. In Malaysia Loo is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 32 percent live, Penang, where 13 percent live and Johor, where 12 percent live. Besides Malaysia this last name is found in 114 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Singapore, where 6 percent live.
Loo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Loo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Loo last name grew 2,705 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 56 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Loo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Loo surname is predominantly Catholic (94%) in Ireland and Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Loo are 17.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.15% registered with the 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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