Loyal Surname

177,824th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Loyal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loyal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
Iran3481:220,63917,321
France3351:198,27730,839
India2411:3,182,84493,477
England2341:238,11119,599
Nigeria1641:1,080,13944,870
Germany1581:509,52843,279
Israel471:182,07718,133
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Philippines271:3,749,564153,425
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

The alternate forms: Loyál (15) are calculated separately.

Loyal (9,644) may also be a first name.

Loyal Last Name Facts

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

Loyal (Arabic: الوفي, Hindi: लोयल, Marathi: लॉयल, Russian: Лоял) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Loyál. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loyal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 177,824th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,031,425 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 37 percent of Loyal are found; 30 percent are found in North Africa and 30 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Loyal is also the 62,800th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 9,644 people.

Loyal is most frequent in Egypt, where it is carried by 732 people, or 1 in 125,595. Barring Egypt this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 14 percent reside and France, where 14 percent reside.

Loyal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Loyal has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Loyal surname expanded 1,671 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loyal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Loyal earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 7.54% more than the national average, earning $53,429 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loyál9315/
Loyall91476/
Loyale9170/
Loyald911/
Loyl891/
Looyale838/
Loyalle837/
Loyault831/
Louyale831/
Layal801,537/
Loial80367/
Loyle80123/
Leyal8023/
Liyal8019/
Loyld8019/
Loyol8018/
Loyel8016/
Lojal8016/
Luyal806/
Loyll801/
Loytl801/
Loyole73193/
Liyale73154/
Loysel73119/
Leyale7369/
Layale7341/
Layall7334/
Loyele7333/
Luyale7325/
Loyell7318/
Lloyld7310/
Hliyal739/
Lahyal735/
Leyhal735/
Loyold732/
Loyile732/
Lauyal731/
Leeyal731/
Lloyle731/
Loylld730/
Loyhle730/
Leyall730/
Leal67551,238/
Lail6711,028/
Laul67886/
Lael67856/
Loul67579/
Layl67526/
Leyl67465/
Loel67338/
Loil6795/
Lyaysle6735/
Léal6732/
Layalle6731/
Lyel6725/
Loysell673/
Leyalle671/
Hliyale671/
Layalll671/
Lajl671/

Loyal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loyal in the Hindi language
लोयलloyala82.69
लोयलाloyala3.85
लॉयलloyala3.85
लौयलlauyala3.85
लायलlayala3.85
लोयालloyala1.92
Loyal in the Marathi language
लॉयलloyala68.52
लोयलloyala20.37
लोयालloyala3.7
लॉयालloyala3.7
Loyal in the Russian language
Лоялloal-
Loyal in the Arabic language
الوفيalwfy-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Loyal
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