Looyer Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Looyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Looyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
United States181:20,136,607622,629
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Australia81:3,374,463124,818

Looyer Last Name Facts

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

Looyer occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Looyer? popularity and diffusion

Looyer is the 2,506,728th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Looyer are found; 39 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 734,225. In The Netherlands Looyer is most numerous in: North Holland, where 74 percent live, Groningen, where 17 percent live and Flevoland, where 4 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and New Zealand, where 17 percent live.

Looyer Last Name Statistics demography

Looyer earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.42% less than the national average, earning $30,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Losoyer920/
Loyer918,841/
Lotoyere861/
Louyer83249/
Lohyer8352/
Lhoyer8344/
Loyere8315/
Loyher836/
Loeyer830/
Loyier830/
Loer801,381/
Lyer80153/
Looijer7777/
L'Goyer771/
Loowert771/
Lahoyer771/
Loseyer771/
Loiyear771/
Lower739,170/
Layer734,452/
Leyer731,868/
Louer73961/
Lojor73467/
Loyor73394/
Luyer73199/
Loyar7383/
Loier7348/
Lojer7329/
Loyre7316/
Lyaer7312/
Lyier735/
Lüyer734/
Liyer734/
Laoer732/
Loyrd732/
Lyuer732/
Loytr731/
Loerh731/
Lyerr731/
Llyer730/
Lahouyer714/
Lochoyir711/
Laouer671,946/
Layher671,141/
Loyare67405/
Logger67347/
Louaer67127/
Layere6742/
Lauyer6721/
Layerd6721/
Loyard6720/
Lowerr6715/
Leyher6710/
Leeyer6710/
Lowere678/
Lowier678/
Loyhar677/
Loehar675/
Lohyar675/
Lohyor675/
Leyert674/
Lohaer674/
Lahyer672/
Loyore672/
Lhuyer672/
L'Hoer672/
Lyauer672/
Lajoor671/
Loehrh671/
Loweer671/
Llower671/
Liatouyer671/
Laeyer671/
Layeer671/
Lloyrd671/
Lohour671/
Lleyer671/
Loyoor671/
Hloyor671/
Leyere671/
Loojar671/
Lejoor671/
Louerd671/
Loojor671/
Lojeer671/
Leeoor671/
Loheir670/
Lowerz670/
Leeoer670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Looyer
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