Looby Surname

160,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Looby Surname Definition:

(Polish, Russian, Ukranian) The dear or beloved man.

Looby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3241:273,76125,637
Ireland6341:7,4271,065
England1831:304,47023,072
Australia1611:167,67517,258
Antigua and Barbuda1551:640106
Canada1481:248,95723,668
Bermuda441:1,484241
Trinidad and Tobago291:47,0344,189
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Wales51:618,90625,852
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3701:11,9731,637
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3761:133,56012,731

Looby (32) may also be a first name.

Looby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Russian, Ukranian) The dear or beloved man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Looby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Looby occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Looby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 160,173rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,676,293 people. The last name Looby occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Looby are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Looby is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 32 people.

Looby is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,324 people, or 1 in 273,761. In The United States Looby is most common in: New York, where 12 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 23 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Looby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Looby has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 352 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 171 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 389 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Looby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Looby last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Looby surname are 1.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Looby earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.23% more than the national average, earning $50,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.93% more than the national average, earning $58,094 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loobey9175/
Loobay914/
Loby89212/
Lobay80369/
Lovoy80350/
Losby80142/
Loboy8071/
Louby8066/
Lobey8051/
Lobiy8028/
Looba8018/
Lobyi8017/
Loobi805/
Lobys805/
Lobhy804/
Lioby803/
Lowoy802/
Lobyd801/
Loovy801/
Lotby801/
Lloby801/
Lobyo801/
Loobe800/
Luoby800/
Lobaya73279/
Lavooy73176/
Loobie7376/
Lobhoy7371/
Loubey7359/
Loebay7317/
Loobes7316/
Loovay7315/
Lobych7314/
Lobycz739/
Loober735/
Lobysh734/
Loubay734/
Loobis733/
Lowhoy733/
Hlobys733/
Labooy732/
Loowey731/
Loovhy731/
Loobeh731/
Lobehy731/
Loovey731/
Loobaa731/
Lobhiy731/
Lobhay731/
Lovyoy730/
Lousby730/
Loba6713,626/
Lobe6711,952/
Luby674,235/
Laby673,020/
Lowy672,858/
Lobi672,388/
Lovy67481/
Lobé6741/
Loubaya6711/
Lomphoy6711/
Lobè677/
Lobhaya674/
Lobê672/
Liobytė671/
Loebhey671/
Lubooyi671/

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