Loyau Surname

354,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Loyau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loyau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9951:66,7579,216
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Denmark71:806,38843,211
England31:18,572,686338,250
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Loyau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loyau is found most in France. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loyau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 354,583rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 7,102,871 people. Loyau is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Loyau reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 995 people, or 1 in 66,757. In France it is most numerous in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 33 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 21 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 19 percent are found. Aside from France this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent are found and Denmark, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loyeau91182/
Loyaux91130/
Loyaud9119/
Loya8950,413/
Lyau89208/
Loyu8955/
Loyault831/
Louya801,826/
Liyau80643/
Loaya80476/
Loyha80329/
Layau80300/
Looya80237/
Loyas80158/
Loyah80142/
Lohya8072/
Loyat8056/
Luoyu8035/
Lloya8020/
Loyou8020/
Hloya8020/
Lyaus8019/
Luyau8019/
Leyau8018/
Louyu809/
Loyaa808/
Lyoya807/
Lojau807/
Loyus807/
Loyaz805/
Loyad805/
Lioya802/
Lhoya802/
Loyiu801/
Lyaud801/
Loyap801/
Loyeu801/
Loyuh801/
Loyud800/
Lou75845,855/
Lau75509,986/
Loy7532,104/
Loa759,955/
Layaou73213/
Lojaya73101/
Loyaya7372/
Louyat7349/
Lyaush7334/
Loyowa7321/
Luoyou7318/
Loyeux7317/
Liyaou7316/
Loyash7314/
Loyush7311/
Layaud735/
Louyah735/
Lyayus733/
Liyaau733/
Liyahu733/
Layahu733/
Lauyau733/
Loieau732/
Loyova732/
Lloyud731/
Loyoua731/
Loyous731/
Lloyad731/
Loyaph731/
Loyiou731/
L'Loya731/
Luoyue731/
Layauj731/
Loyass730/
Laya6751,527/
Leya6722,791/
Loyo6720,646/
Loyd6720,562/
Liya6718,862/
Laux6717,403/
Loja6716,361/
Laue678,930/
Liau678,477/
Laus677,915/
Luya676,874/
Laut676,760/
Loue676,362/
Laud675,756/
Loup674,567/
Louz674,007/
Loud673,368/
Loyi673,279/
Loux672,814/
Louh672,555/
Lahu672,121/
Loye672,003/
Lohy671,504/
Layu671,387/
Laiu671,377/
Lauz671,359/
Laju671,181/
Loia671,173/
Leou671,130/
Laup671,125/
Lioy67978/
Lous67848/
Looy67735/
Lout67696/
Hlou67664/
Lauš67605/
Lhou67417/
Loys67388/
Louy67332/
Lauß67331/
Lojy67312/
Lyay67310/
Lloy67303/
Lohu67211/
Luyu67194/
Lauh67183/
Lloa67169/
Llau67135/
Loiy67122/
Leyu67116/
Lyuy6794/
Loué6750/
Louč6749/
Lyai6744/
Luoy6727/
Loju6725/
Laué6722/
Hlau6720/
Lauč6720/
Loiu6719/
Lauy6716/
Lyui6716/
Lioa6715/
Loyt6714/
Lauu677/
L'Au676/
Léau675/
Loihaya674/
Louu674/
Lhau674/
Luoa674/
Lyue673/
Llou673/
Lhoy673/
Lgau673/
Lyya672/
Loyy672/
Looa672/
Loyh672/
Lgou672/
Lyia672/
Hloa672/
Lyoa671/
Lohgaya671/
Lhoa671/
Lyae671/
Louï671/
Loïa671/
Loøy671/
Loğa671/
Lauyaux671/
Lauș671/
Lyaa671/
Loyj671/
Loyp671/
Lyoy671/
Lyja671/
Lauyaus670/
Layhaus670/

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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 Loyau
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