View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Loo Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Loo (Hindi: लोो, Marathi: लोओ) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Loo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loo? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 10,361^st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 134,093 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Loo are found; 69 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 58 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 71,108^th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 7,997 people.

The last name is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is held by 31,149 people, or 1 in 947. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 32 percent live, Penang, where 13 percent live and Johor, where 12 percent live. Barring Malaysia this last name is found in 114 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Singapore, where 6 percent live.

Loo Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Loo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,705 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 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 devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily 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 Democrats than the national average, with 71.15% registered to vote for 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.