Looh Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Looh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Looh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1241:167,49217,964
Liberia861:51,2624,572
Nigeria461:3,850,930110,272
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England31:18,572,686338,250
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Lòóh (1) are calculated separately.

Looh (108) may also be a first name.

Looh Last Name Facts

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

Looh is most common in Cameroon. It may be found in the variant forms: Lòóh. Click here for other potential spellings of Looh.

How Common Is The Last Name Looh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 828,895th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Looh reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 36 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Looh is also the 904,892nd most common forename on earth, borne by 108 people.

Looh is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 167,492. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 49 percent live, Littoral Region, where 24 percent live and Centre Region, where 15 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Looh Last Name Statistics demography

Looh earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.01% less than the national average, earning R 161,580 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Louoh8910/
Lo'oh892/
Laooh891/
Lòóh831/
Lohosh80252/
Lojioh8015/
Hlooho802/
Loha757,901/
Loho757,840/
Laoh751,902/
Louo75563/
Lo'o75137/
Loah75117/
Laoo7547/
Lioo7536/
Lyoo7531/
Loeo758/
Luoo754/
Looo753/
Looa752/
Louoush7336/
Loohach731/
Louah672,737/
Loach672,223/
Lohou671,934/
Laosh67226/
Louot6798/
Loahe6763/
Loadh6760/
Logio6759/
Lohaa6746/
Lohoy6746/
Lloha6745/
Lojjo6737/
Lohoi6733/
Lohah6732/
Lojio6726/
Lyoha6724/
Lohua6720/
Loash6718/
Loiyo6711/
Loheu6710/
Lojha6710/
Lohop679/
Hlaoh676/
Laoph675/
Lojho675/
Lauoo675/
Loijo675/
Luoou674/
Loeha674/
Lo'ot674/
Louos674/
Laood673/
Hloho672/
Laohu672/
Laouh672/
Lahoh672/
Laodh672/
Laohy672/
Liooi672/
Lyoho672/
Laohe671/
Laoch671/
Lohoz671/
Luoha671/
Loooo671/
Lioah671/
La'oo671/
Lohoš671/
Loaha671/
Louop671/
Louou671/
Laoop671/
Leuoh671/
Loaah671/
Laohz671/
Laoos671/
Looat670/
Looas670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Looh
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