Loreau Surname

290,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Loreau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loreau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,2621:52,6336,924
Belgium151:766,44363,354
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:522,80514,314
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Loreau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loreau is most common in France. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Loreau.

How Common Is The Last Name Loreau? popularity and diffusion

It is the 290,184th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,520,868 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Loreau live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Loreau is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 1,262 people, or 1 in 52,633. In France Loreau is most numerous in: Pays de la Loire, where 25 percent live, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 24 percent live and Île-de-France, where 16 percent live. Other than France this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Loreau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Loreau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Loreau surname grew 225 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loreau Last Name Statistics demography

Loreau earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 131.03% more than the national average, earning $99,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lorieau92515/
Lorgeau9246/
Lorea911,940/
Lareau833,450/
Lorieu83192/
Lorgea8317/
Lourea8315/
Lorrea8313/
Loryea8313/
Llorea8311/
Loreha832/
L'Orea831/
Loreea831/
Lorhea831/
Loriea830/
Larreau77235/
Lorgeou7767/
Larieau7717/
Lorehas777/
Lorehaz771/
Loregia771/
Lorriea771/
Lorjeat771/
Loria7330,505/
Loriu73545/
Lorja73160/
Larea73153/
Loría7360/
Lorya7345/
Loreijas711/
Loresiya711/
Loireout710/
Laryea6752,529/
Larrea6734,996/
Lloria67767/
Lorius67505/
Loriou67264/
Louria67243/
Llorja67104/
Lorias6791/
Lorjai6772/
Lorija6768/
Loryah6756/
Lorjou6750/
Larieu6731/
Loorya6724/
Loiria6713/
Lotrya6711/
Lareaj679/
Loréus676/
Lorgia676/
Lorria675/
Loryue674/
Lorjah674/
Lohria674/
Lorjie673/
Lloría672/
Lareea672/
Lareha672/
Lariea671/
Loriey671/
Loriay671/
Lorgey671/
Larhea671/
Loriye671/
Lorjaa671/
Lorioa671/
Loriha671/
Loryaa671/
Lareou671/
Loirya671/
Lorjas671/
Loriat670/
Loreoy670/

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Footnotes

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