Loots Surname

46,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Loots Surname Definition:

“Pilot” in Dutch. Also nickname for Loedolph (q.v.).

Loots Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8,1941:6,612850
Belgium1,0011:11,4851,693
Netherlands7291:23,1653,713
France3851:172,52726,869
United States3771:961,43071,554
Australia1021:264,66424,097
England861:647,88437,755
Namibia771:31,2914,774
New Zealand561:80,86311,672
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Loots Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Pilot” in Dutch. Also nickname for Loedolph (q.v.).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Loots Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loots is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loots? popularity and diffusion

Loots is the 46,406th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 652,421 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 74 percent of Loots reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Loots is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 8,194 people, or 1 in 6,612. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 34 percent are found, Western Cape, where 15 percent are found and North West, where 10 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 9 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 7 percent are found.

Loots Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Loots has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Loots last name expanded 754 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 717 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loots Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Loots last name are 23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.77% registered with the party.

The amount Loots earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.12% more than the national average, earning R 392,376 per year; in United States they earn 13.88% more than the national average, earning $49,138 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $58,052 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loodts91223/
Loosts911/
Lootzs911/
Lootts910/
Loos8929,404/
Lots891,503/
Loot89795/
Loose8013,671/
Lotts802,116/
Loote80714/
Lootz80255/
Loods80126/
Lotse8093/
Lodts8086/
Loits8082/
Loosz8078/
Looss8056/
Loets8050/
Louts8033/
Loost8033/
Looys8023/
Looth8017/
Loodt8017/
Loths8016/
Lhots8010/
Loohs807/
Loyts805/
Loosh804/
Lotzs802/
Loott801/
Lloot801/
Loosd801/
Llots801/
Lotss800/
Loo7554,347/
Lot7515,517/
Los7515,197/
Hlotse73289/
Lotsch73264/
Lotshe73115/
Loosch7389/
Looijs7383/
Lootze7358/
Loidts7332/
Lhoost7324/
Loedts7324/
Loosse7316/
Loutse7312/
Loodtz7311/
Loutts733/
Looyse732/
Liotts731/
Lloose731/
Lotchs730/
Loosze730/
Loohse730/
Lott6743,819/
Lotz6726,511/
Loth6717,440/
Lois6710,100/
Loss677,799/
Lote677,763/
Luts674,547/
Loop674,320/
Lood673,623/
Lose673,610/
Losh672,363/
Liot672,321/
Looc671,441/
Loit671,426/
Lods671,030/
Lous67848/
Looy67735/
Lout67696/
Lats67625/
Lohs67581/
Lios67535/
Loïs67490/
Loutsch67469/
Looz67402/
Loys67388/
Locs67287/
Loitsch67271/
Looß67221/
Loosová67178/
Losz67127/
Lost67104/
Hlot6796/
L'Hoost6791/
Lyot6791/
Loht6784/
Loetsch6777/
Luot6752/
Llos6741/
Looe6737/
Lojt6727/
Loox6723/
Lyos6721/
Losj6716/
Lhot6715/
Loyt6714/
Hlos6710/
Lloo679/
Lotsova677/
Lgot677/
Luos676/
Lotc676/
Looijse676/
Lotzsch675/
Lojs674/
Ločs673/
Looa672/
Looj672/
Losd672/
Lgos672/
Lodt672/
Loosova672/
Loës672/
Loët672/
Llot671/
Lostsch671/
Loûs671/
Loÿs671/
Lhoo671/
Lotd671/
Lgoo671/
Lhos671/
Hloo671/
Loxs670/

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