Looij Surname

447,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Looij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Looij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7391:22,8513,664
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Looij Last Name Facts

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

Looij occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Looij? popularity and diffusion

Looij is the 447,670th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 9,576,276 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Looij reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 739 people, or 1 in 22,851. In The Netherlands Looij is most frequent in: South Holland, where 40 percent reside, North Holland, where 25 percent reside and North Brabant, where 13 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands Looij exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 1 percent reside and Scotland, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Looije91460/
Looijs9183/
Looijé915/
Looi898,872/
Loij8935/
Looj892/
Looijer8377/
Loois80274/
Loojo80203/
Lohoi8033/
Loija8032/
Looyi8012/
Looji8010/
Looie808/
Loiji803/
Liooi802/
Looja802/
Looei801/
Looid801/
Lohij801/
Loyij801/
Loijs801/
Hlooi801/
Loije801/
Looai801/
Looit800/
Loohuijs7711/
Loo7554,347/
Loi7538,016/
Loj75293/
Lij7543/
Looyis7395/
Loijer7325/
Loojep7318/
Laouij739/
Lohoio738/
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Losija736/
Losoia734/
Looish733/
Lotoja733/
Laooyi732/
Loohis731/
Looyiy731/
Lohija731/
Louois731/
Loijet731/
Llooyi731/
Loohia731/
Louijs731/
Hloohi731/
Looiya731/
Lohoid731/
Lloojh731/
Looitt730/
Loojie730/
Loouis730/
Loouie730/
Loos6729,404/
Loyo6720,646/
Loja6716,361/
Lois6710,100/
Lija678,490/
Loop674,320/
Lojo674,245/
Lohi673,925/
Lood673,623/
Loyi673,279/
Loji672,452/
Lijo672,299/
Lioi672,280/
Loai671,787/
Looc671,441/
Loit671,426/
Loia671,173/
Loui67971/
Loot67795/
Looy67735/
Loje67724/
Loix67600/
Loio67580/
Liji67571/
Laij67525/
Looz67402/
Loiz67379/
Lojy67312/
Loid67291/
Looß67221/
Leij67204/
Luij67203/
Luoi67132/
Loiy67122/
Liaj67119/
Loie67117/
Laoi67103/
Logioia6795/
Hloi6744/
Logioio6738/
Looe6737/
Lije6733/
Lyoi6731/
Lohioja6728/
Lojt6727/
Loiš6725/
Lahouij6724/
Loox6723/
Lloi6721/
Losj6716/
Lojš6712/
Lloo679/
Loii679/
Lioj678/
Looyiss677/
Lhoi677/
Lousoji674/
Laoj673/
Lodj673/
Lohj673/
Loosiya672/
Looa672/
Lloj672/
Loip671/
Loič671/
Lohuijs671/
Louojip671/
Louojop671/
Lijò671/
Liej671/
Lisj671/
Lhoo671/
Loyj671/
Lojc671/
Lojx671/
Liuj671/
Lgoo671/
Lidj671/
Lijt671/
Laoojit671/
Hloo671/
Loouies670/

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