Looi Surname

57,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Looi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Looi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia7,4781:3,944580
Singapore4581:12,026584
Australia1951:138,43914,922
Thailand1871:377,74566,352
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Canada611:604,02649,778
England551:1,013,05650,089
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
China251:54,692,8632,965
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Looi (3,949) may also be a first name.

Looi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Looi is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Looi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 57,089th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 821,410 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Looi live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 84 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 111,318th most numerous given name world-wide It is held by 3,949 people.

Looi is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is held by 7,478 people, or 1 in 3,944. In Malaysia Looi is most common in: Selangor, where 38 percent reside, Perak, where 20 percent reside and Penang, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia this last name occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Looi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Looi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Looi last name grew 14,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Looi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Looi last name are 22.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.19% being registered with the party.

The amount Looi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.04% less than the national average, earning R 142,476 per year; in United States they earn 8.96% more than the national average, earning $47,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.85% more than the national average, earning $57,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Looij89761/
Loois89274/
Lohoi8933/
Looie898/
Liooi892/
Looei891/
Looid891/
Hlooi891/
Looai891/
Looit890/
Looije80460/
Looyis8095/
Looijé805/
Looish803/
Laooyi802/
Loohis801/
Looyiy801/
Louois801/
Lohoid801/
Hloohi801/
Looitt800/
Loojie800/
Loouis800/
Lohi753,925/
Lioi752,280/
Loai751,787/
Loui75971/
Loei75652/
Luoi75132/
Laoi75103/
Looe7537/
Lyoi7531/
Looijer7377/
Looyiss737/
Louis67432,921/
Louiz671,148/
Louit67760/
Louhi67720/
Lohai67607/
Louai67538/
Hloai67336/
Louih67212/
Lohhi67194/
Loyie67120/
Loais6781/
Luois6775/
Loiye6750/
Laoit6747/
Lohoy6746/
Lojie6739/
Loaip6735/
Loija6732/
Lioio6730/
Looes6730/
Looyé6723/
Lohie6721/
Luoyo6719/
Louid6719/
Laois6716/
Looyo6716/
Lahoi6715/
Looey6711/
Loohuijs6711/
Loaiz6710/
Hlaoi6710/
Lohei6710/
Looez677/
Lohui677/
Loaih673/
Lojui673/
Loiji673/
Llioi673/
Louiy673/
Looer672/
Lojji672/
Luoai672/
Lohyo672/
Lyoyo672/
Liois672/
Loaid672/
Loiyi672/
Looeh671/
Lhoei671/
Luoie671/
Luoio671/
Lyoie671/
Lloui671/
Lohić671/
Loáis671/
Loùis671/
Hloui671/
Liaoi671/
Hlooe671/
Loije671/
Looet670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Looi
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