Lose Surname
Approximately 3,610 people bear this surname
Lose Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,116 | 1:48,546 | 6,178 |
| United States | 978 | 1:370,612 | 32,878 |
| DR Congo | 322 | 1:229,440 | 22,327 |
| Indonesia | 276 | 1:479,164 | 39,474 |
| Denmark | 264 | 1:21,381 | 2,154 |
| Germany | 220 | 1:365,934 | 34,941 |
| Poland | 68 | 1:558,952 | 52,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Latvia | 34 | 1:60,295 | 9,027 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| England | 25 | 1:2,228,722 | 84,230 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Brazil | 23 | 1:9,307,580 | 200,052 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Nepal | 13 | 1:2,190,843 | 8,518 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 45 | 1:541,675 | 28,673 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 256 | 1:196,167 | 17,139 |
The alternate forms: Losé (2) are calculated separately.
Lose (805) may also be a first name.
Lose Demographics
Average Male Lose Height
178.37 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lose Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lose Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lose (Marathi: लोस, Russian: Лосэ) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Losé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lose? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 125,987th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,018,711 people. Lose occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Lose live; 31 percent live in Southern Africa and 31 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 288,270th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 805 people.
This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 1,116 people, or 1 in 48,546. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 73 percent reside, Western Cape, where 13 percent reside and Gauteng, where 9 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 57 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.
Lose Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lose has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lose last name rose 382 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lose Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lose last name are 31.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.95% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lose earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.92% less than the national average, earning R 133,272 per year and in United States they earn 3.81% less than the national average, earning $41,507 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lose Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lose in the Marathi language | ||
| लोस | losa | - |
| Lose in the Russian language | ||
| Лосэ | lose | - |
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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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- 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 Lose
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