Looser Surname

164,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Looser Surname Definition:

(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.

Looser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,6721:4,912732
United States4281:846,86764,596
Germany3861:208,56323,697
England291:1,921,31276,208
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Costa Rica131:367,6983,592
India131:59,005,029552,550
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Liechtenstein71:5,483742
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Looser (12) may also be a first name.

Looser Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Looser Last Name Facts

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

The surname Looser is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Looser? popularity and diffusion

Looser is the 164,285th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,759,389 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Looser are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Looser is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 12 people.

It is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,672 people, or 1 in 4,912. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of St Gallen, where 40 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 22 percent live and Canton of Thurgau, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Switzerland this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 15 percent live.

Looser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Looser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Looser surname increased 556 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Looser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Looser last name are 29.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.15% registered with the party.

The amount Looser earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.3% less than the national average, earning R 101,460 per year; in United States they earn 12.4% more than the national average, earning $48,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.91% more than the national average, earning $54,605 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loosier92348/
Looseir921/
Loose9113,671/
Loser912,119/
Losier834,712/
Losert832,477/
Loeser832,373/
Losser83580/
Losher83169/
Louser83101/
Lohser8343/
Loosey8326/
Looger8317/
Loosse8316/
Losere8316/
Loozer8313/
Looses8310/
Loiser836/
Loosie835/
Loseer834/
Lozser833/
Losger833/
Looyse832/
Lloser831/
Loserr831/
Lloose831/
Loszer831/
Loosir830/
Loseir830/
Loosee830/
Lotser830/
Loosze830/
Loohse830/
Lose803,610/
Looserová802/
Loscher77664/
Loisier77197/
Loesser77126/
Loiseur7793/
Looijer7777/
Lousier7759/
Lossier7747/
Loysier7733/
Loesher7718/
Looijse776/
Lousher772/
Lhouser771/
Lohsert771/
Lousser771/
Lyosher771/
Loscert771/
Loshere771/
Hlotser771/
Losiere770/
Looshee770/
Loseard770/
Lotsher770/
Lozsier770/
Loshier770/
Lohse7319,610/
Losey734,652/
Laser732,849/
Losee732,619/
Losse731,591/
Loger731,175/
Looze731,033/
Lozer73905/
Louse73868/
Loise73476/
Llose73425/
Liose73406/
Losie73361/
Luser73251/
Loshe73226/
Losea73129/
Loosa73109/
Lotse7393/
Loses7350/
Losre7345/
Loosi7337/
Looge7333/
Loosy7331/
Lojer7329/
Loset7322/
Losej7320/
Loyse7312/
Losei7312/
Loseh7310/
Los'e738/
Losir737/
Losep737/
Lhose735/
Loseu734/
Hlose734/
Luose733/
Láser733/
Locer732/
Losze732/
Losce732/
Looße732/
Lyose732/
Lüser731/
Loxer731/
Losez731/
Looże731/
Loïse731/
Lodse730/
Loescher711,476/
Loussert71502/
Loschert71161/
Louscher7178/
Loussier7177/
Lotscher7163/
Losscher7140/
Loissier7111/
Looseová716/
Lozscher712/
Loserová712/
L'Houser711/
Loeseher710/
Losehert710/
Looshire710/
Locher6712,053/
Lasher676,144/
Lozier675,817/
Lusher672,535/
Lasser672,469/
Laaser671,011/
Lauser67970/
Lossie67665/
Lusser67538/
Laseur67513/
Looije67460/
Logier67402/
Losche67390/
Logger67347/
Leuser67325/
Hlotse67289/
Losire67245/
Logere67217/
Lioger67209/
Lousse67189/
Lloses67124/
Lahser67120/
Lotshe67115/
Lasere67113/
Llaser67107/
Loisse6797/
Lotsey6777/
Lusier6768/
Losset6756/
Loisir6755/
Locier6750/
Lousee6746/
Lossez6745/
Lusere6744/
Lousie6741/
Lüsser6738/
Lojzer6734/
Loseit6727/
Loisey6726/
Lozzer6726/
Loijer6725/
Laserz6724/
Liaser6723/
Lasier6722/
Looges6721/
Luosey6720/
Loisie6718/
Loojep6718/
Loisee6717/
Loushe6715/
Lasear6715/
Lozert6714/
Lodger6713/
Losett6713/
Luiser6712/
Loutse6712/
Hloshe6712/
Loyzer679/
Loseph679/
Louzer679/
Gliose678/
Lozere677/
Lootsi677/
Loiset676/
Lohsse676/
Lorzer676/
Hloseh676/
Lousey675/
Loozis675/
Luosie675/
Lossee674/
Lascer674/
Lohsee674/
Laseer674/
Losets673/
Losses673/
Lusear673/
Luscer673/
Losserová673/
Lohsey673/
Logert673/
Liosse673/
Loizer673/
Lotsie673/
Looshi673/
Lloshe673/
Loitscher672/
Ladser672/
Lgosse672/
Loisea672/
Loosha672/
Loscie672/
Losech672/
Louger672/
Louses672/
Lhouse672/
Loeßer672/
Loossa672/
Loshep672/
Lusert672/
Lohseh672/
Losiee672/
Lodsey671/
Loosai671/
Loossi671/
Loozee671/
Lojoir671/
Loscey671/
Losseh671/
Lossheart671/
Lossjr671/
Lostscher671/
Leehouser671/
Lutser671/
Lossea671/
Loshea671/
Lasert671/
Luosea671/
Lossei671/
Lozoir671/
Loseha671/
Loshej671/
Loshey671/
Lláser671/
Loises671/
Loiger671/
Loodje671/
Luszer671/
Lousei671/
Luhser671/
Loyger671/
Loyset671/
Laserd671/
Laszer671/
Lajser671/
Loshie671/
Loysee671/
Loseet671/
Luoshe671/
Lozear671/
Lotschert671/
Louxer671/
Loysir671/
Loïsse671/
Locoir671/
Loecyr671/
Looces671/
Loihse671/
Lojeer671/
Loucer670/
Lossey670/
Latser670/
Loshse670/
Loosaa670/
Loesir670/
Lazser670/
Losgee670/
Loocey670/
Loszhe670/

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