Loobs Surname

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

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Loobs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loobs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Loobs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loobs has its highest incidence in Ireland. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Loobs.

How Common Is The Last Name Loobs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Loobs is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Loobs are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Loobs is most commonly used in Ireland, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 4,708,939. Outside of Ireland this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Tanzania, where 25 percent are found.

Loobs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Loobs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Loobs surname contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loob89225/
Lobs89190/
Loebs80531/
Loops80209/
Loofs8042/
Lobst8015/
Lobse802/
Loubs801/
Loows801/
Lob752,193/
Lobsch7341/
Loovsh739/
Loubse731/
Lootbd731/
Loop674,320/
Lops672,237/
Labs671,062/
Lubs67474/
Lübs67387/
Loov67360/
Loub67209/
Lows67133/
Losb67120/
Loib6725/
Lovs6714/
Hlob6713/
Lojb677/
Lobh676/
Lofs675/
Liob674/
Lobt674/
Lyob673/
Lohb672/
Luob672/
Loyb671/
Llob671/
Loebsch671/
Lobz671/
Lobd671/
Lhob671/
Lobp671/
Loëb671/
Lobsowa671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Loobs
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