Looke Surname

674,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Looke Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Luke'; v. Luke. This variant is found in Somerset.

1747. Married — John Look and Ann Whitcombe: St. George, Hanover Square.

Looke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1601:503,15942,903
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Australia771:350,59429,558
England331:1,688,42669,999
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Looke (12) may also be a first name.

Looke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Luke'; v. Luke. This variant is found in Somerset.

1747. Married — John Look and Ann Whitcombe: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Luke, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Looke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Looke is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Looke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Looke is the 674,066th most frequently held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 16,450,442 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Looke reside; 36 percent reside in Western Europe and 36 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 503,159. In Germany Looke is most common in: Saxony, where 46 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Germany Looke is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.

Looke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Looke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Looke last name expanded 197 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Looke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Looke last name are 22.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76% being registered to vote for the party.

Looke earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.47% more than the national average, earning $56,296 USD per year.

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Lookeu918/
Lookes912/
Lookey911/
Lookhe911/
Lookke911/
Lookee910/
Loke8923,800/
Look8910,431/
Lookess8311/
Loocker833/
Lookett832/
Loockey830/
Loockke830/
Locke8057,547/
Loock805,118/
Lokey802,342/
Lokee801,907/
Looky801,509/
Looka801,287/
Looki80292/
Lokea80262/
Lokke80201/
Lokei80174/
Louke80138/
Lokie80137/
Lioke8089/
Lokhe8079/
Luoke8071/
Loike8069/
Lookk8048/
Lokeh8046/
Lyoke8023/
Loeke8017/
Lokce8016/
Loogk8016/
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Lloke807/
Lokeu806/
Loïke802/
Lohke801/
Loîke801/
Loške801/
Looschke778/
Loockett771/
L'Hooker771/
Lok7549,895/
Lockey733,761/
Lockie733,326/
Lockee73154/
Loecke73120/
Loiske73104/
Lookit73104/
Lotker7365/
Lottke7336/
Loycke7333/
Lookka7327/
Loccke7325/
Loukeh7323/
Lookuy7322/
Loucke7321/
Hlookh7312/
Hlotke7312/
Lodkey7311/
Loiket739/
Loyket739/
Loekke738/
Lokets736/
Loekee736/
Lyokea736/
Lokhei735/
Lokhee735/
Loukea735/
Luotke733/
Lozker733/
Lockeh731/
Loddke731/
Lokhed731/
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Loukee731/
Loukei731/
Loukeu731/
Loukie731/
Lyokke731/
Lokkie731/
Looque731/
Hlooks731/
Louket731/
Lookay731/
Lotket731/
Lodket731/
Lokeat731/
Hlokke731/
Loocey730/
Lake6797,631/
Luke6780,019/
Lock6741,571/
Loka6725,419/
Luok674,256/
Loki673,625/
Louk672,844/
Lokh671,839/
Looc671,441/
Loyk671,407/
Loik67855/
Lokk67551/
Loek67540/
Loky67466/
Loce67449/
Loog67386/
Lokś67348/
Liok67245/
Lohk67144/
Lojk67144/
Locketz67125/
Loketch6764/
Louckes6745/
Hlok6732/
Loké6725/
Loox6723/
Lhok6722/
Lookkaa6716/
Loikets6713/
Lyok6711/
Loeg6710/
Lokeech679/
Logk677/
Lockher676/
Lotk676/
Loukeas675/
Loec675/
Lockets675/
Lokø674/
Loysker674/
Lockeet673/
Lockkey673/
Lokp673/
Looq673/
Lokt673/
Loká673/
Lookhai672/
Loïk672/
Lochker672/
Lockead671/
Lockhed671/
Loeq671/
Luodtke671/
Lokeitz671/
Lokojje671/
Loskett671/
Loucker671/
Loucket671/
Loukett671/
Loukked671/
Lhokher671/
Louskey671/
Logkett671/
Loqe671/
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Lokeova671/
Loutkei671/
Lozk671/
Loukche671/
Lokg671/
Lokq671/
Loudker670/

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