Loss Surname

64,179th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Estonia

Loss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3,4511:62,0332,312
United States2,0641:175,61017,634
Italy3471:176,24426,436
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Germany2491:323,31532,320
Argentina1831:233,57119,066
France1431:464,49566,161
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
South Africa1011:536,41342,583
Estonia1001:13,2182,037
Austria911:93,57613,671
Papua New Guinea771:105,89214,318
Latvia721:28,4734,366
Russia691:2,088,740128,406
Switzerland611:134,63813,235
England381:1,466,26563,675
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Australia321:843,61652,533
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
India121:63,922,115578,870
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
China31:455,773,85521,925
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2471:203,31517,632

The alternate forms: Lóss (12) are calculated separately.

Loss (225) may also be a first name.

Loss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loss (Russian: Лосс) is most common in Brazil. It can be rendered as a variant: Lóss. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loss? popularity and diffusion

The surname Loss is the 64,179th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 934,421 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Loss reside; 47 percent reside in South America and 44 percent reside in Luso-South America. Loss is also the 599,828th most frequent forename at a global level, borne by 225 people.

This last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 3,451 people, or 1 in 62,033. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Espírito Santo, where 33 percent live, Rio Grande do Sul, where 29 percent live and Paraná, where 11 percent live. Barring Brazil this surname exists in 72 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Italy, where 4 percent live.

Loss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Loss has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 836 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Loss last name are 12.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.92% being registered with the party.

The amount Loss earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 48.7% less than the national average, earning €15,404 per year; in South Africa they earn 59.99% less than the national average, earning R 95,088 per year; in United States they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning $45,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.09% more than the national average, earning $53,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lóss9212/
Losse891,591/
Loess89274/
Lohss89188/
Looss8956/
Louss8920/
Loiss893/
Losst893/
Luoss891/
Losss891/
Loëss891/
Lotss890/
Los8615,197/
Lousse80189/
Lhouss80172/
Loisse8097/
Loosse8016/
D'Loss809/
Lohsse806/
Liosse803/
L'Goss801/
Loïsse801/
Loissh801/
Loshse800/
Loos7529,404/
Lois7510,100/
Lass755,755/
Lose753,610/
Losh752,363/
Loes751,769/
Lots751,503/
Lods751,030/
Lous75848/
Lohs75581/
Luss75537/
Lios75535/
Loïs75490/
Loys75388/
Losz75127/
Lost75104/
Llos7541/
Lyos7521/
Losj7516/
Lüss7515/
Hlos7510/
Luos756/
Lojs754/
Ločs753/
Losd752/
Lgos752/
Loës752/
Lāss751/
Loûs751/
Loÿs751/
Làss751/
Lhos751/
Loxs750/
Hlousse73239/
Louysse733/
Lossova731/
Lostsch731/
Llousse731/
Lo67302,664/
Loose6713,671/
Loots6711,170/
Losch675,532/
Lotts672,116/
Lasse671,253/
Louys67973/
Louse67868/
Lhost67514/
Lyass67486/
Loise67476/
Lusse67428/
Llose67425/
Liose67406/
Loyst67337/
Lauss67291/
Laass67248/
Loshe67226/
Loeys67186/
Lhous67176/
Loods67126/
Loish67124/
Hlous67114/
Lotse6793/
Loush6792/
Lodts6786/
Hlass6785/
Loits6782/
Loosz6778/
Luiss6739/
Loist6735/
Loisz6734/
Louts6733/
Loost6733/
Loysh6732/
Looys6723/
Lloys6721/
Loust6719/
Loths6716/
Loesh6715/
Liass6714/
Loehs6713/
Loyse6712/
Loyds6711/
Louhs6711/
Lhots6710/
Los'e678/
Llois678/
Losth678/
Lohus677/
Loohs677/
Lousø676/
Hlios675/
Lhose675/
Lahss675/
Loyts675/
Loosh674/
Glios674/
Hlose674/
Leuss673/
Hluss673/
Luose673/
Louïs673/
Lojsz673/
Losce672/
Louds672/
Lassh672/
Lgous672/
Louÿs672/
Lyose672/
Lyohs671/
Lussh671/
Lusst671/
Lohssová671/
Lohys671/
Loysz671/
Lasst671/
Llass671/
Loisd671/
Lohsh671/
Lohsz671/
Loijs671/
Loosd671/
Loïse671/
Lassz671/
Llots671/
Laïss671/
Liosh671/
Lhass671/
Lasss671/
Loids670/
Lodse670/

Loss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loss in the Russian language
Лоссloss-

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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 Loss
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