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

The last name Loo (Hindi: लोो, Marathi: लोओ) is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 10,361^st most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 134,093 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 72 percent of Loo reside; 69 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 58 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 71,108^th most commonly held given name globally It is held by 7,997 people.

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

Loo Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Loo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 contracted 56 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Loo Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname 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 US 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.