Lost Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Lost Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland571:666,82057,730
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
France111:6,038,429280,838
England51:11,143,612252,590
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Löst (36) are calculated separately.

Lost (696) may also be a first name.

Lost Last Name Facts

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

Lost has its highest incidence in Poland. It may also be found as a variant: Löst. For other potential spellings of Lost click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lost? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,806,862nd most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. Lost occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Lost live; 56 percent live in Eastern Europe and 55 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Lost is also the 313,309th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 696 people.

The surname is most widespread in Poland, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 666,820. Excluding Poland this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent are found and France, where 11 percent are found.

Lost Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lost has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Lost surname fell 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Löst9236/
Loste891,815/
Loest891,023/
Lhost89514/
Loyst89337/
Loist8935/
Loost8933/
Loust8919/
Losth898/
Losst893/
Lot8615,517/
Los8615,197/
Lhoste802,682/
Lhoest801,303/
Louste80120/
Lhoist8084/
Lhoëst8036/
Lloyst8025/
L'Host8024/
Lhoost8024/
Lostte8022/
Lousth8013/
Losthe8010/
Loiset806/
Loiste804/
Loesth802/
Loosts801/
Loshte801/
Lloste801/
Loyset801/
Lott7543,819/
Loos7529,404/
Last7517,862/
Loth7517,440/
Lois7510,100/
Loss757,799/
Lote757,763/
Lust756,149/
Lose753,610/
Losh752,363/
Liot752,321/
Lots751,503/
Loit751,426/
Lods751,030/
Lous75848/
Loot75795/
Lout75696/
Lohs75581/
Lios75535/
Loïs75490/
Loys75388/
Lest75139/
Losz75127/
Hlot7596/
Lyot7591/
Loht7584/
Lüst7567/
Luot7552/
Llos7541/
Lojt7527/
Lyos7521/
Losj7516/
Lhot7515/
Loyt7514/
Hlos7510/
Lgot757/
Luos756/
Lojs754/
Ločs753/
Losd752/
Lgos752/
Lodt752/
Loës752/
Loët752/
Llot751/
Loûs751/
Loÿs751/
Läst751/
Lotd751/
Loxt751/
Lhos751/
Loxs750/
L'Hoste73378/
L'Hoest73145/
L'Hoost7391/
Lostova7366/
L'hoëst7330/
Lhostte7310/
L'Hoist734/
Lostsch731/
Loustch731/
Lo67302,664/
Loose6713,671/
Loots6711,170/
Losch675,532/
Lotte674,680/
Lothe674,382/
Louth672,276/
Lotts672,116/
Lyust671,812/
Losse671,591/
Luste671,420/
Loute67881/
Louse67868/
Leest67865/
Locht67849/
Loote67714/
Laste67654/
Lhote67516/
Loise67476/
Llose67425/
Liose67406/
Loutz67349/
Loshe67226/
Lohss67188/
Lhous67176/
Laast67150/
Lusth67141/
Loods67126/
Loish67124/
Hlous67114/
Loite6797/
Lotse6793/
Loush6792/
Loyte6789/
Lodts6786/
Liote6785/
Loits6782/
Loosz6778/
Liott6778/
Loutt6776/
Loith6769/
Laust6764/
Gliot6759/
Looss6756/
Hlostová6751/
Lajst6744/
Lyoth6737/
Louët6735/
Loisz6734/
Louts6733/
Loysh6732/
Luoth6729/
Lusht6727/
Looys6723/
Lesht6722/
Luist6722/
Lloys6721/
Louss6720/
Löhst6719/
Looth6717/
Loodt6717/
Loths6716/
Luote6715/
Lästh6714/
Lasht6713/
Loyse6712/
Loyds6711/
Louhs6711/
Lhots6710/
Liodt678/
Los'e678/
Lohut678/
Llois678/
Lohus677/
Leszt677/
Loohs677/
Lousø676/
Llast675/
Lehst675/
Hlios675/
Lhose675/
Lotce675/
Loyts675/
Luotė675/
Loosh674/
Lustz674/
Hliot674/
Glios674/
Hlose674/
Llout673/
Llott673/
Lodth673/
Lastt673/
Luose673/
Lotch673/
Loiss673/
Hlotz673/
Louïs673/
Lojsz673/
Lesth672/
Lustt672/
Losce672/
Louds672/
Leust672/
Lgous672/
Laest672/
Lusts672/
Louÿs672/
Lyose672/
Loudt671/
Lyohs671/
Lusst671/
Loott671/
Lohtz671/
Lohys671/
Lotdh671/
Loysz671/
Liust671/
Lloit671/
Llote671/
Lasst671/
Loisette671/
Loydt671/
Lyott671/
Loitt671/
Luoss671/
Llotd671/
Losss671/
Lasts671/
Loisd671/
Lojte671/
Lohsh671/
Lohsz671/
Loijs671/
Lliot671/
Lloot671/
Loosd671/
Lotth671/
Loëss671/
Loïse671/
Lastz671/
L'Ott671/
Lesst671/
Lhust671/
Ȇlast671/
Llots671/
Lhast671/
Liosh671/
Lottt671/
Lyast671/
Lestt671/
Lotss670/
Luoht670/
Lozte670/
Loids670/
Lloyt670/
Loytz670/
Lodse670/

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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 Lost
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