Lou Surname
Approximately 845,855 people bear this surname
Lou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 803,811 | 1:1,701 | 147 |
| South Sudan | 9,512 | 1:1,200 | 243 |
| Macau | 6,320 | 1:95 | 20 |
| United States | 4,970 | 1:72,929 | 8,422 |
| Thailand | 2,723 | 1:25,941 | 2,421 |
| Hong Kong | 2,404 | 1:3,051 | 190 |
| Taiwan | 2,277 | 1:10,296 | 188 |
| Singapore | 1,768 | 1:3,115 | 261 |
| Malaysia | 1,246 | 1:23,671 | 2,147 |
| Spain | 907 | 1:51,546 | 4,800 |
| France | 872 | 1:76,173 | 10,703 |
| Canada | 788 | 1:46,758 | 5,730 |
| Indonesia | 720 | 1:183,679 | 17,665 |
| Ivory Coast | 643 | 1:35,881 | 2,376 |
| Australia | 587 | 1:45,989 | 5,757 |
| Morocco | 579 | 1:59,544 | 9,923 |
| Egypt | 427 | 1:215,306 | 15,336 |
| Guatemala | 424 | 1:37,931 | 2,037 |
| India | 418 | 1:1,835,085 | 64,798 |
| United Arab Emirates | 385 | 1:23,798 | 2,703 |
| England | 384 | 1:145,099 | 13,995 |
| Papua New Guinea | 366 | 1:22,278 | 2,418 |
| Russia | 346 | 1:416,541 | 39,905 |
| Jordan | 255 | 1:34,676 | 4,126 |
| Philippines | 197 | 1:513,900 | 59,710 |
| Uganda | 169 | 1:231,002 | 17,681 |
| Israel | 164 | 1:52,181 | 6,835 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Cambodia | 158 | 1:98,020 | 2,373 |
| Panama | 143 | 1:27,358 | 1,655 |
| Portugal | 132 | 1:78,926 | 3,983 |
| Germany | 120 | 1:670,879 | 52,024 |
| New Zealand | 101 | 1:44,835 | 7,402 |
| French Polynesia | 98 | 1:2,865 | 605 |
| South Africa | 91 | 1:595,359 | 45,471 |
| Brazil | 78 | 1:2,744,543 | 81,769 |
| Denmark | 77 | 1:73,308 | 7,251 |
| Netherlands | 70 | 1:241,245 | 31,316 |
| Japan | 64 | 1:1,997,567 | 27,803 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Kazakhstan | 50 | 1:353,650 | 28,520 |
| Belgium | 45 | 1:255,481 | 31,256 |
| Liberia | 42 | 1:104,965 | 8,284 |
| Solomon Islands | 41 | 1:14,147 | 2,649 |
| Austria | 39 | 1:218,344 | 26,757 |
| Peru | 38 | 1:836,424 | 17,653 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| Italy | 35 | 1:1,747,334 | 85,249 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| Mexico | 30 | 1:4,137,540 | 26,679 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Tunisia | 21 | 1:29,077 | 4,362 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Mauritania | 17 | 1:240,874 | 11,443 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Ecuador | 14 | 1:1,136,132 | 15,474 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| Guinea | 10 | 1:1,183,382 | 1,367 |
| Algeria | 9 | 1:4,292,395 | 48,087 |
| Greece | 9 | 1:1,231,088 | 85,267 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 1:151,553 | 8,353 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 1:995,442 | 57,680 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Moldova | 4 | 1:890,342 | 46,069 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 273 | 1:183,951 | 16,312 |
The alternate forms: Loû (1) are calculated separately.
Lou (536,805) may also be a first name.
Lou Demographics
Lou Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Lou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lou (Georgian: ლოუ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻮ, Marathi: लोउ, Russian: Лоу) is carried by more people in China than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Loû. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 640th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 8,616 people. Lou is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Lou live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Lou is also the 1,868th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 536,805 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in China, where it is carried by 803,811 people, or 1 in 1,701. Not including China Lou exists in 140 countries. It also occurs in South Sudan, where 1 percent live and Macau, where 1 percent live.
Lou Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lou has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,821 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 5,486 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 514 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lou Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (64%) in Russia and Maronite (40%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Lou are 1.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.96% being registered with the political party.
The amount Lou earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 50.98% less than the national average, earning €14,722 per year; in Norway they earn 18.11% less than the national average, earning 283,404 kr per year; in Peru they earn 36.05% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,374 per year; in South Africa they earn 10.57% less than the national average, earning R 212,520 per year; in United States they earn 17.61% more than the national average, earning $50,749 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning $53,762 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loû | 89 | 1 | / |
| Loue | 86 | 6,362 | / |
| Loup | 86 | 4,567 | / |
| Louz | 86 | 4,007 | / |
| Loud | 86 | 3,368 | / |
| Loux | 86 | 2,814 | / |
| Louh | 86 | 2,555 | / |
| Lous | 86 | 848 | / |
| Lout | 86 | 696 | / |
| Hlou | 86 | 664 | / |
| Lhou | 86 | 417 | / |
| Louy | 86 | 332 | / |
| Lohu | 86 | 211 | / |
| Loué | 86 | 50 | / |
| Louč | 86 | 49 | / |
| Llou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lgou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Louï | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lu | 80 | 21,328,039 | / |
| Lo | 80 | 302,664 | / |
| Louie | 75 | 17,748 | / |
| Louet | 75 | 2,961 | / |
| Louya | 75 | 1,826 | / |
| Louch | 75 | 1,428 | / |
| Louha | 75 | 1,389 | / |
| Loyau | 75 | 1,026 | / |
| Louys | 75 | 973 | / |
| Laiou | 75 | 648 | / |
| Laoue | 75 | 575 | / |
| Layou | 75 | 466 | / |
| Loutz | 75 | 349 | / |
| Lhous | 75 | 176 | / |
| Lhlou | 75 | 171 | / |
| Louia | 75 | 155 | / |
| Loudd | 75 | 137 | / |
| Hlous | 75 | 114 | / |
| Lajou | 75 | 96 | / |
| Loush | 75 | 92 | / |
| Loutt | 75 | 76 | / |
| Hlouš | 75 | 65 | / |
| Louhe | 75 | 54 | / |
| Loued | 75 | 47 | / |
| Loues | 75 | 42 | / |
| Leyou | 75 | 38 | / |
| Louët | 75 | 35 | / |
| Louts | 75 | 33 | / |
| Loudh | 75 | 33 | / |
| Louez | 75 | 28 | / |
| Louss | 75 | 20 | / |
| Loust | 75 | 19 | / |
| Hloue | 75 | 16 | / |
| Louhs | 75 | 11 | / |
| Louye | 75 | 8 | / |
| Lloud | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lousø | 75 | 6 | / |
| Loupp | 75 | 5 | / |
| Louji | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lohue | 75 | 4 | / |
| Loueh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Luoou | 75 | 4 | / |
| Llout | 75 | 3 | / |
| Louje | 75 | 3 | / |
| L'Hou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Louïs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Louds | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lhoux | 75 | 2 | / |
| Llouh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Louÿs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Loudt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loiuo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lojuo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Louee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Louhy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Louyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lhoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlouň | 75 | 1 | / |
| H'Lou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Louep | 75 | 1 | / |
| L'Lou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlouz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lou'e | 75 | 1 | / |
| Louès | 75 | 1 | / |
| Louph | 75 | 1 | / |
| Louja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Louyd | 75 | 0 | / |
| Liu | 67 | 74,139,464 | / |
| Luo | 67 | 14,714,385 | / |
| Lau | 67 | 509,986 | / |
| Luu | 67 | 480,317 | / |
| Lui | 67 | 99,152 | / |
| Loh | 67 | 91,544 | / |
| Loo | 67 | 54,347 | / |
| Lux | 67 | 50,036 | / |
| Loi | 67 | 38,016 | / |
| Loy | 67 | 32,104 | / |
| Leu | 67 | 24,043 | / |
| Luz | 67 | 23,989 | / |
| Luy | 67 | 17,104 | / |
| Lot | 67 | 15,517 | / |
| Los | 67 | 15,197 | / |
| Lyu | 67 | 13,749 | / |
| Lio | 67 | 11,281 | / |
| Loe | 67 | 11,155 | / |
| Loa | 67 | 9,955 | / |
| Loz | 67 | 9,438 | / |
| Lue | 67 | 8,902 | / |
| Lut | 67 | 8,676 | / |
| Lup | 67 | 5,250 | / |
| Lod | 67 | 2,316 | / |
| Luh | 67 | 2,177 | / |
| Lus | 67 | 1,941 | / |
| Lop | 67 | 1,557 | / |
| Layous | 67 | 527 | / |
| Llu | 67 | 485 | / |
| Lud | 67 | 462 | / |
| Louyot | 67 | 461 | / |
| Lho | 67 | 445 | / |
| Laouet | 67 | 414 | / |
| Loß | 67 | 395 | / |
| Loş | 67 | 350 | / |
| Luş | 67 | 328 | / |
| Loj | 67 | 293 | / |
| Lyo | 67 | 272 | / |
| Laoues | 67 | 266 | / |
| Loyeau | 67 | 182 | / |
| Lhouss | 67 | 172 | / |
| Lhouch | 67 | 170 | / |
| Lahoue | 67 | 149 | / |
| Louies | 67 | 132 | / |
| Loyaux | 67 | 130 | / |
| Lohoue | 67 | 120 | / |
| Lohues | 67 | 102 | / |
| Hlouch | 67 | 89 | / |
| Hlo | 67 | 59 | / |
| Llo | 67 | 51 | / |
| Loš | 67 | 50 | / |
| Louyat | 67 | 49 | / |
| Loç | 67 | 49 | / |
| Lousch | 67 | 38 | / |
| Louyet | 67 | 37 | / |
| Layout | 67 | 33 | / |
| Lgo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Luj | 67 | 24 | / |
| Lougie | 67 | 23 | / |
| Loyaud | 67 | 19 | / |
| Louyeh | 67 | 18 | / |
| Hlu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Loï | 67 | 17 | / |
| Loueïd | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lahjou | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lousth | 67 | 13 | / |
| Luš | 67 | 12 | / |
| Leehou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Louett | 67 | 9 | / |
| Laihou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lưu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lhu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Luohou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lgu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Laious | 67 | 6 | / |
| Louess | 67 | 6 | / |
| Loë | 67 | 6 | / |
| Louyos | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leeoux | 67 | 5 | / |
| Louyah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Looues | 67 | 5 | / |
| Loutch | 67 | 4 | / |
| L'Lout | 67 | 4 | / |
| Louová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lajoud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luň | 67 | 4 | / |
| Louyed | 67 | 4 | / |
| Loujeh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Loutts | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laoued | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luț | 67 | 3 | / |
| Llouie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geelou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luá | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luí | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loieau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loujih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loujop | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loå | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loucht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llouch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liouez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leyouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leyout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loč | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laouez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhouji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luý | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lloues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llouet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llouia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luoues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luș | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louijs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louyoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layouz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laouhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhajou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Glilou | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Hous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louyee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lauous | 67 | 0 | / |
| Louyes | 67 | 0 | / |
Lou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lou in the Georgian language | ||
| ლოუ | lou | - |
| Lou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻮ | lw | 87.5 |
| ﺃﻟﻮ | alw | 12.5 |
| Lou in the Marathi language | ||
| लोउ | lo'u | 66.67 |
| लोऊ | lo'u | 33.33 |
| Lou in the Russian language | ||
| Лоу | lou | - |
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