Looley Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Looley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Looley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Looley Last Name Facts

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

Looley is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Looley.

How Common Is The Last Name Looley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Looley is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Looley live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Looley is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Looley is primarily found in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Looley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Looley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Looley last name fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Looley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Looley last name is predominantly Catholic (77%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loosley92768/
Loole91563/
Looly91217/
Loley9195/
Lolley831,894/
Loosle83256/
Loyley8343/
Losley8322/
Loleya8322/
Lohley8317/
Loleyt8316/
Loloey8315/
Louley839/
Loolay839/
Loolie831/
Loiley831/
Loleye831/
Lotley831/
Loolee831/
Loleyi831/
Lyoley831/
Looler830/
Lootle830/
Lole809,701/
Loly805,262/
Lousley7776/
Louleyd7712/
Loleyat7711/
Loutley772/
Loosler771/
Looless770/
Loola7310,722/
Lolge733,810/
Louly732,012/
Loloy731,890/
Luley731,015/
Loile73597/
Lolea73550/
Lolly73478/
Loule73397/
Laley73349/
Lolle73275/
Lolay73260/
Hlole73260/
Loleh73218/
Lohle73190/
Loele73136/
Loyle73123/
Lolee73104/
Lolya7380/
Lolie7374/
Loloe7369/
Lüley7354/
Loles7351/
Lolet7350/
Liole7345/
Lolae7338/
Loleu7332/
Lolei7330/
Loler7326/
Lotle7316/
Lolue7316/
Loliy7314/
Losle738/
Lyole737/
Lolhe735/
Lioly735/
Lolez733/
Lolyp732/
Loluy731/
Lolyt731/
Lloly731/
Lasley675,406/
Laleye674,503/
Loosli673,742/
Lalley671,830/
Loyloy671,387/
Hloele67842/
Loller67778/
Lollie67540/
Loleit67354/
Lutley67286/
Lolouy67243/
Lauley67122/
Louled67120/
Loliya67109/
Loloie67107/
Loules67100/
Loiler6783/
Lulley6780/
Loihle6778/
Lolles6750/
Lusley6748/
Lahley6746/
Liolea6742/
Loleha6741/
Lollet6731/
Loolai6731/
Lolayu6730/
Loless6724/
Lohler6723/
Loyles6722/
Loloue6721/
Luleyo6721/
Latley6714/
Lolych6714/
Lolayi6714/
Lyolyo6713/
Loleas6712/
Loulie6712/
Loully6711/
Luleya6711/
Lolleh6711/
Loulle6710/
Loolio6710/
Loilet6710/
Hloile6710/
Loolii679/
Loolaa679/
Louleh678/
Laleyo677/
Lolowe676/
Luolay676/
Liolya676/
Hloloe676/
Lohleh676/
Loslei676/
Loolia675/
Loulay675/
Losloy675/
Loulet674/
Loloya674/
Lotlhe674/
Luleyi674/
Lohlae674/
Lottle673/
Laleya673/
Loulue673/
Lyolya673/
Lolaya673/
Loiles673/
Loulee673/
Loloyi673/
Loilea673/
Loille673/
Lyaley672/
Lolgae672/
Loloyd672/
Lolaye672/
Louler672/
Loliye672/
Laleyi672/
Leleyi672/
Lollay671/
Lyuley671/
Lloyle671/
Loelle671/
Luiley671/
Loolla671/
Loilly671/
Lolaje671/
Lolett671/
Lolysh671/
Loulhe671/
Louluy671/
Loyler671/
Lalgey671/
Laliey671/
Lollee671/
Lollle671/
Luoleh671/
Loleah671/
Loilei671/
Lolaie671/
Lole'e671/
Loilie671/
Llolle671/
Looloi671/
Losles671/
Lotloy671/
Loylie671/
Lyohle671/
L'Housley671/
Laleyu671/
Laleyè671/
Lhoola671/
Lhoule671/
Lolaiy671/
Liuole671/
Lhoele671/
Lohlay671/
Lohlee671/
Laleys671/
Losler670/
Loyhle670/
Losliy670/
Loylep670/
Loytle670/
Loslee670/
Loisle670/
Lotler670/

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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 Looley
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