Loos Surname
Approximately 29,404 people bear this surname
Loos Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Loose,— a parish in Kent, near Maidstone, (a) Bapt. —the son of Lewis.' An imitative variant.
Edward Lewse, Glamorganshire, 1577: Register of the University of Oxford.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 12,886 | 1:6,248 | 759 |
| United States | 5,878 | 1:61,664 | 7,227 |
| Belgium | 2,881 | 1:3,991 | 426 |
| Netherlands | 2,521 | 1:6,699 | 760 |
| France | 1,287 | 1:51,611 | 6,776 |
| Brazil | 826 | 1:259,170 | 9,969 |
| Austria | 550 | 1:15,483 | 2,298 |
| Russia | 493 | 1:292,339 | 30,112 |
| Canada | 370 | 1:99,583 | 10,815 |
| Argentina | 282 | 1:151,572 | 12,809 |
| Estonia | 215 | 1:6,148 | 701 |
| Australia | 186 | 1:145,138 | 15,497 |
| Czechia | 169 | 1:62,920 | 10,527 |
| Luxembourg | 97 | 1:5,985 | 883 |
| Switzerland | 89 | 1:92,280 | 10,121 |
| Spain | 69 | 1:677,566 | 30,057 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| Poland | 62 | 1:613,044 | 55,163 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| Ukraine | 55 | 1:827,685 | 82,321 |
| Thailand | 55 | 1:1,284,334 | 183,539 |
| Sweden | 49 | 1:200,954 | 13,911 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Chile | 30 | 1:587,216 | 14,299 |
| Hungary | 17 | 1:577,428 | 34,558 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 742 | 1:67,680 | 7,344 |
Loos (51) may also be a first name.
Loos Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Loose,— a parish in Kent, near Maidstone, (a) Bapt. —the son of Lewis.' An imitative variant.
Edward Lewse, Glamorganshire, 1577: Register of the University of Oxford.
(German, French, Dutch) One who came from Loose, Loosen, Loos, or Lohsa, in Germany; descendant of Laus, a pet form of Nicolaus (people’s victory); one who came from Loos, in France; the crafty or cunning person.
A parish in Kent.
1. From Loose, near Staplehurst, Kent. 2. Same as Luce, which see.
Loos Demographics
Average Loos Salary in
United States
$46,292 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Loos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loos Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Loos (Georgian: ლოოს, Russian: Лоос) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Loos? popularity and diffusion
The last name Loos is the 18,741st most commonly used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 247,842 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Loos are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 51 people.
It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 12,886 people, or 1 in 6,248. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 22 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent reside and Hesse, where 14 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname is found in 72 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Belgium, where 10 percent reside.
Loos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Loos has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 792 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Loos Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Loos surname is principally Orthodox (96%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Loos last name are 13.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.59% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Loos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.51% less than the national average, earning 292,390 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.09% more than the national average, earning R 375,684 per year; in United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.36% less than the national average, earning $47,516 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | 89 | 13,671 | / |
| Loots | 89 | 11,170 | / |
| Loods | 89 | 126 | / |
| Loosz | 89 | 78 | / |
| Looss | 89 | 56 | / |
| Loost | 89 | 33 | / |
| Looys | 89 | 23 | / |
| Loohs | 89 | 7 | / |
| Loosh | 89 | 4 | / |
| Loosd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Loo | 86 | 54,347 | / |
| Los | 86 | 15,197 | / |
| Loodts | 80 | 223 | / |
| Loosch | 80 | 89 | / |
| Looijs | 80 | 83 | / |
| Lhoost | 80 | 24 | / |
| Loosse | 80 | 16 | / |
| Looyse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lloose | 80 | 1 | / |
| Loosze | 80 | 0 | / |
| Loohse | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lootts | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lois | 75 | 10,100 | / |
| Loss | 75 | 7,799 | / |
| Loop | 75 | 4,320 | / |
| Lood | 75 | 3,623 | / |
| Lose | 75 | 3,610 | / |
| Losh | 75 | 2,363 | / |
| Loes | 75 | 1,769 | / |
| Lots | 75 | 1,503 | / |
| Looc | 75 | 1,441 | / |
| Lods | 75 | 1,030 | / |
| Lous | 75 | 848 | / |
| Loot | 75 | 795 | / |
| Looy | 75 | 735 | / |
| Lohs | 75 | 581 | / |
| Lios | 75 | 535 | / |
| Loïs | 75 | 490 | / |
| Looz | 75 | 402 | / |
| Loys | 75 | 388 | / |
| Looß | 75 | 221 | / |
| Losz | 75 | 127 | / |
| Lost | 75 | 104 | / |
| Llos | 75 | 41 | / |
| Looe | 75 | 37 | / |
| Loox | 75 | 23 | / |
| Lyos | 75 | 21 | / |
| Losj | 75 | 16 | / |
| Hlos | 75 | 10 | / |
| Lloo | 75 | 9 | / |
| Luos | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lojs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ločs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Losc | 75 | 2 | / |
| Looa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Looj | 75 | 2 | / |
| Losd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lgos | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lozs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Loës | 75 | 2 | / |
| Loûs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loÿs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lhoo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lgoo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lhos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hloo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loxs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Loosová | 73 | 178 | / |
| L'Hoost | 73 | 91 | / |
| Looijse | 73 | 6 | / |
| Loosova | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lo | 67 | 302,664 | / |
| Losch | 67 | 5,532 | / |
| Lotts | 67 | 2,116 | / |
| Losse | 67 | 1,591 | / |
| Louys | 67 | 973 | / |
| Louse | 67 | 868 | / |
| Looij | 67 | 761 | / |
| Lhost | 67 | 514 | / |
| Loise | 67 | 476 | / |
| Llose | 67 | 425 | / |
| Liose | 67 | 406 | / |
| Loyst | 67 | 337 | / |
| Loess | 67 | 274 | / |
| Loshe | 67 | 226 | / |
| Lohss | 67 | 188 | / |
| Loeys | 67 | 186 | / |
| Lhous | 67 | 176 | / |
| Loish | 67 | 124 | / |
| Hlous | 67 | 114 | / |
| Lotse | 67 | 93 | / |
| Loush | 67 | 92 | / |
| Lodts | 67 | 86 | / |
| Loorz | 67 | 85 | / |
| Loits | 67 | 82 | / |
| Looch | 67 | 70 | / |
| Loodh | 67 | 59 | / |
| Loist | 67 | 35 | / |
| Loisz | 67 | 34 | / |
| Louts | 67 | 33 | / |
| Loysh | 67 | 32 | / |
| Lloys | 67 | 21 | / |
| Louss | 67 | 20 | / |
| Loust | 67 | 19 | / |
| Loodt | 67 | 17 | / |
| Loths | 67 | 16 | / |
| Loesh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Looyd | 67 | 15 | / |
| Loehs | 67 | 13 | / |
| Loyse | 67 | 12 | / |
| Loyds | 67 | 11 | / |
| Louhs | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lhots | 67 | 10 | / |
| Los'e | 67 | 8 | / |
| Looie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Llois | 67 | 8 | / |
| Losth | 67 | 8 | / |
| L'Goo | 67 | 8 | / |
| L'Loo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lohus | 67 | 7 | / |
| Looszová | 67 | 7 | / |
| Loohß | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lousø | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hlios | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lhose | 67 | 5 | / |
| Loyts | 67 | 5 | / |
| L'Hoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Glios | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hlose | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luoou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luose | 67 | 3 | / |
| Loiss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Louïs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Losst | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lojsz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Losce | 67 | 2 | / |
| Louds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lgous | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Loo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Looße | 67 | 2 | / |
| Louÿs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyose | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyohs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loott | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lohys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loysz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llooy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luoss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Losss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loisd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lohsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lohsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loijs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lloot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Looszova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loohd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loëss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loïse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llots | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlooe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loodz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loooo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loohy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lotss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Loids | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lodse | 67 | 0 | / |
Loos Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Loos in the Georgian language | ||
| ლოოს | loos | - |
| Loos in the Russian language | ||
| Лоос | loos | - |
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