Looye Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Looye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Looye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1801:93,81815,387
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Looye Last Name Facts

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

Looye is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Looye? popularity and diffusion

Looye is the 1,041,601st most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Looye reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Looye is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 93,818. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 59 percent are found, North Holland, where 9 percent are found and Gelderland, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Looye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Looye last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Looye earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 30.48% more than the national average, earning $56,299 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.02% less than the national average, earning $37,747 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Louoye9170/
Looyeh914/
Loye892,003/
Looy89735/
Laoye801,302/
Loyep801,045/
Loyez801,040/
Loyet80459/
Loyed80307/
Looya80237/
Loyie80120/
Luoye8077/
Loyee8047/
Lohoy8046/
Loyes8032/
Looys8023/
Looyo8016/
Looyd8015/
Lloye8014/
Looyi8012/
Looey8011/
Looie808/
Loaye808/
Louye808/
Lohoe806/
Loowe801/
Looei801/
Llooy801/
Lohye801/
Loohy800/
Loy7532,104/
Lye7513,181/
Loe7511,155/
Losoya733,120/
Looije73460/
Loyeau73182/
Lloyed73141/
Losoyo73132/
Lohoue73120/
Loayes73104/
Lotaye7371/
LiaoYe7360/
Lahoye7358/
Lotoya7349/
Latoye7345/
Louaye7343/
Logioy7339/
Louyet7337/
Lasoye7330/
Louyeh7318/
Loojep7318/
Lohove737/
Laoyee736/
Looues735/
Louyed734/
Lohoya733/
Llooyd733/
Loayez733/
Laouye733/
Hloaye733/
Loyett732/
Lohiye732/
Laooyi732/
Lohyee732/
Luoyeh731/
Lohoyt731/
Lloyes731/
Loayie731/
Losiye731/
Lohaye731/
Llooyi731/
Lotoyo731/
Lhoyez731/
Loseye731/
Looiya731/
Loyjie731/
Lhoyes731/
Laooue731/
Loowes730/
Loohey730/
Louyee730/
Loojie730/
Louyes730/
Loouie730/
Lowe67215,662/
Loya6750,413/
Leye6733,173/
Loyo6720,646/
Loyd6720,562/
Laye676,443/
Loue676,362/
Lojo674,245/
Loyi673,279/
Loay672,862/
Lohy671,504/
Laoe671,134/
Lioy67978/
Liye67949/
Lohoues67878/
Loje67724/
Loey67689/
Loio67580/
Loys67388/
Luye67370/
Lyeh67340/
Louy67332/
Lojy67312/
Lloy67303/
Loea67231/
Loiy67122/
Loie67117/
Løye6785/
L'Hoyes6734/
Luoy6727/
Laoy6721/
Hlajooe6721/
Loyt6714/
Lyie6712/
Losioyo6710/
Lèye678/
Lyye674/
Lyue673/
Lhoy673/
Loae672/
Lyoe672/
Loosiya672/
Lloe672/
Loysoya672/
Loyy672/
Looa672/
Looj672/
Loshiye672/
Loyh672/
Hloe672/
Loosyya671/
Lohowet671/
Loiseye671/
Lothoya671/
Lottoya671/
Lgoe671/
Lachoye671/
Looteah671/
Lyae671/
Loøy671/
Léye671/
Looseya671/
Loyj671/
Loyp671/
Lohohya671/
Lyoy671/
Loouies670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Looye
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