Loriou Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Loriou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loriou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2611:254,49339,305
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Loriou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loriou is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loriou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 978,274th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Loriou live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 254,493. In France Loriou is most common in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 35 percent are found, Pays de la Loire, where 34 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 18 percent are found. Not including France Loriou is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lorioux92442/
Louriou9210/
Loriu91545/
Lourioux8630/
Lorius83505/
Loriau83341/
Lorieu83192/
Lorjou8350/
Lariou8339/
Loriaux771,176/
Lorieau77515/
Larioui77446/
Loorius77213/
Lauriou77118/
Lorgeou7767/
Loriaud7752/
Lorjoux7738/
Loriaut7735/
Lohrius7733/
Lorrius7721/
Larihou771/
Lariu73180/
Lorriaux71423/
Laarioui71410/
Laurioux71228/
Loriault7166/
Lauriout713/
Lasrious711/
Larrioux710/
Loireout710/
Loreau671,320/
Larriu67197/
Lariau67139/
Largiu67131/
Larius67121/
Larieu6731/
Laryou6716/
Larjou6713/
Lariua6710/
Loréus676/
Larihu676/
Loryue674/
Luriau673/
Lariuh672/
Leriau672/
Lareou671/
Larhiouch671/
Lariux671/
Lauriu671/

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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 Loriou
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