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

The surname Lost occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Löst. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lost? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,806,862nd most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The last name occurs mostly 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 numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 696 people.

The surname Lost is most numerous in Poland, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 666,820. Besides Poland this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.

Lost Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lost has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Lost last name declined 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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