Looy Surname

459,598th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Looy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Looy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3551:47,5708,128
Canada1071:344,35131,229
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Singapore131:423,66918,211
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
England41:13,929,515290,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Looy (197) may also be a first name.

Looy Last Name Facts

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

Looy is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Looy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 459,598th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 9,915,028 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Looy reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 646,152nd most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 197 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 355 people, or 1 in 47,570. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 38 percent are found, North Holland, where 28 percent are found and North Brabant, where 12 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Looy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Looy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Looy last name grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Looy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Looy surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Looy surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Looy earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 34.08% more than the national average, earning $57,856 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.62% less than the national average, earning $48,379 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Looye89241/
Looya89237/
Looys8923/
Looyo8916/
Looyd8915/
Looyi8912/
Llooy891/
Loohy890/
Loo8654,347/
Loy8632,104/
Looyeh804/
Llooyd803/
Llooyi801/
Loya7550,413/
Loos7529,404/
Loyo7520,646/
Loyd7520,562/
Loop754,320/
Lojo754,245/
Lood753,623/
Loyi753,279/
Loye752,003/
Lohy751,504/
Lioy75978/
Loot75795/
Loio75580/
Looz75402/
Loys75388/
Louy75332/
Lojy75312/
Lloy75303/
Looß75221/
Loiy75122/
Looe7537/
Luoy7527/
Loyt7514/
Lloo759/
Lhoy753/
Loyy752/
Looa752/
Looj752/
Loyh752/
Loøy751/
Lhoo751/
Loyj751/
Loyp751/
Lyoy751/
Lgoo751/
Hloo751/
Ly67747,729/
Lo67302,664/
Lloyd67203,599/
Loots6711,170/
Louya671,826/
Hloyi671,138/
Loyep671,045/
Loyez671,040/
Loyau671,026/
Louys67973/
Lohiy67812/
Looij67761/
Loyoo67574/
Loaya67476/
Loyet67459/
Loyst67337/
Loyha67329/
Loyed67307/
Loojo67203/
Loyas67158/
Loyah67142/
Layoo67140/
Loods67126/
Loyie67120/
Loyos6792/
Loios6789/
Lojoo6783/
Lioyd6778/
Loosz6778/
Luoye6777/
Lohya6772/
Looch6770/
Loydd6760/
Loyot6759/
Loodh6759/
Looss6756/
Loyat6756/
Loyid6752/
Lohio6751/
Loyee6747/
Loioş6742/
Loyod6741/
Loyis6735/
Loost6733/
Hloyo6733/
Loyes6732/
Loysh6732/
Lioio6730/
Lojio6726/
Lloys6721/
Lloya6720/
Loyop6720/
Hloya6720/
Luoyo6719/
Lloyo6719/
Loych6718/
Loodt6717/
Lloye6714/
Loyds6711/
Loiyo6711/
Looji6710/
Lohyi679/
Looie678/
Loyaa678/
L'Goo678/
L'Loo678/
Louye678/
Loyoh678/
Lyoya677/
Loohs677/
Loyit676/
Loohß676/
Loyaz675/
Loyad675/
Loyts675/
Loyyd674/
Loosh674/
L'Hoo674/
Luoou674/
Leyoo673/
Lojiy673/
Lojoš673/
Lioiy673/
Lajoo673/
Lyoyo672/
Lohhy672/
Loyip672/
Lijoo672/
Lioya672/
Lhoya672/
D'Loo672/
Looja672/
Hloyd672/
Lohyo672/
Loowe671/
Lloyz671/
Luoio671/
Loott671/
Lohys671/
Loiuo671/
Lojuo671/
Louhy671/
Louyo671/
Loyih671/
Loyij671/
Loysz671/
Lejoo671/
Loydt671/
Loiyd671/
Lojoh671/
Lohye671/
Loihy671/
Lloot671/
Loosd671/
Loohd671/
Lioyi671/
Luohy671/
Luoyd671/
Loyap671/
Loyhi671/
Loyii671/
Hlooe671/
Loodz671/
Loooo671/
Lhoio671/
Louyd670/
Lhoyd670/
Lloyt670/
Loytz670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Looy
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