Loud Surname

133,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Loud Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller near the Loud (the loud one), a river in Lancashire.

Loud Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3381:155,02915,867
England3791:147,01314,138
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Australia711:380,22131,281
Mauritania411:99,8756,187
Denmark221:256,57819,736
India201:38,353,269431,471
Wales161:193,40812,484
Syria141:1,378,6447,647
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Algeria101:3,863,15547,113
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
France51:13,284,544357,392
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Congo51:997,81917,129
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2711:89,9469,346
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8211:61,1686,722

Loud (392) may also be a first name.

Loud Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller near the Loud (the loud one), a river in Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Loud Last Name Facts

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

Loud (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻮﺩ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Loud.

How Common Is The Last Name Loud? popularity and diffusion

The surname Loud is the 133,798th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,163,761 people. The last name Loud is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Loud reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 436,979th most frequent given name internationally, held by 392 people.

The last name Loud is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,338 people, or 1 in 155,029. In The United States Loud is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 52 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent are found and Morocco, where 10 percent are found.

Loud Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Loud has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 285 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loud Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Loud surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Loud last name are 8.78% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.01% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Loud earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 190.72% more than the national average, earning R 690,852 per year; in United States they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $43,790 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.9% more than the national average, earning $60,068 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loudd89137/
Loued8947/
Loudh8933/
Lloud896/
Louds892/
Loudt891/
Lohud891/
Louyd890/
Lou86845,855/
Lod862,316/
Lud86462/
Loyaud8019/
Loueïd8016/
Lajoud804/
Louyed804/
Laoued803/
Loudgy802/
Loyd7520,562/
Lodh7515,015/
Loue756,362/
Laud755,756/
Loup754,567/
Louz754,007/
Lood753,623/
Loux752,814/
Louh752,555/
Lods751,030/
Lous75848/
Ludt75838/
Lout75696/
Hlou75664/
Ludd75560/
Lhou75417/
Louy75332/
Loid75291/
Liud75264/
Ludh75215/
Lohu75211/
Hlod75177/
Lodd75112/
Luod7580/
Luid7574/
Lyod7559/
Lodz7550/
Loué7550/
Louč7549/
Luud7538/
Loed7534/
Liod7526/
Leud7525/
Lodp7515/
Lyud759/
Lusd757/
Lued754/
Llou753/
Llod753/
Losd752/
Lodt752/
Lgou752/
Luhd752/
Llud751/
Lgod751/
Lohd751/
Louï751/
Lotd751/
Lhod751/
Lhud751/
Loudová731,160/
Loudova7310/
Laoueïd735/
Laaoued732/
Louheed731/
Laihoud731/
Lu6721,328,039/
Lo67302,664/
Lloyd67203,599/
Louie6717,748/
Louet672,961/
Louth672,276/
Louya671,826/
Louch671,428/
Louha671,389/
Loyau671,026/
Louys67973/
Loute67881/
Laiou67648/
Lajud67576/
Laoue67575/
Llyod67546/
Lhuid67540/
Layou67466/
Liaud67380/
Loutz67349/
Loyed67307/
Lahud67305/
Lhous67176/
Lhlou67171/
Louia67155/
Loods67126/
Lougy67125/
Hlous67114/
Layod6797/
Lajou6796/
Loush6792/
Lloid6790/
Lodts6786/
Lioyd6778/
Loutt6776/
Hlouš6765/
Lioad6763/
Laudt6762/
Loydd6760/
Loodh6759/
Louhe6754/
Loyid6752/
Laudh6751/
Loues6742/
Loyod6741/
Leyou6738/
Louët6735/
Loedt6734/
Louts6733/
Ølgod6730/
Louez6728/
Hlodz6726/
Louss6720/
Loust6719/
Loodt6717/
Liyod6716/
Hloue6716/
Looyd6715/
Leuad6714/
Luyod6713/
Loyds6711/
Louhs6711/
Luedt6710/
Liodt678/
Lohut678/
Louye678/
Loidh677/
Lousø676/
Layud675/
Laaoueïd675/
Loyad675/
Loupp675/
Louji675/
Lyodd674/
Lohue674/
Loyyd674/
Lowed674/
Loueh674/
Luoou674/
Llout673/
Loddh673/
Lodth673/
Louje673/
L'Hou673/
Leuid673/
Louïs673/
Luyad673/
Ludth673/
Lauds672/
Lliod672/
Lyoyd672/
Lluyd672/
Lyoed672/
Ludte672/
Lhoux672/
Llouh672/
Louÿs672/
Hloyd672/
Laued672/
Luyed671/
Loedh671/
Luitd671/
Luodh671/
Loiuo671/
Lojuo671/
Lotdh671/
Louee671/
Louhy671/
Louyo671/
Lhoue671/
Laudd671/
Hlouň671/
H'Lou671/
Loydt671/
Lodgy671/
Loiyd671/
Llotd671/
Loisd671/
Loosd671/
Loohd671/
Luoue671/
Luoyd671/
Lyaud671/
Louep671/
L'Lou671/
Lhoid671/
Luisd671/
Hlouz671/
Lou'e671/
Louès671/
Loodz671/
Luidd671/
Louph671/
Louja671/
Loied671/
Lyodh671/
Lauhd671/
Lauyd671/
Hlyud671/
Lhoyd670/
Laudz670/
Loids670/

Loud Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loud in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﻮﺩallwd90.91
ﻟﻮﺩlwd9.09

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