Loyens Surname

363,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Loyens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loyens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium8611:13,3532,010
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
France221:3,019,215204,848
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Loyens Last Name Facts

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

Loyens is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loyens? popularity and diffusion

The last name Loyens is the 363,083rd most numerous family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,324,167 people. The surname Loyens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Loyens live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Loyens is most widely held in Belgium, where it is borne by 861 people, or 1 in 13,353. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 86 percent live, Walloon Region, where 12 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Belgium Loyens exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Loyens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Loyens has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Loyens last name declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loyens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Loyens surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Loyens earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.04% more than the national average, earning $49,638 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.48% more than the national average, earning $60,854 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Looyens9269/
Loens91193/
Loyns91118/
Lyens9130/
Leyens83595/
Lowens83150/
Layens8379/
Luyens8373/
Louens8317/
Lohyns835/
Loyons832/
Lojens831/
Loyans830/
Leysens77394/
Leytens77228/
Luytens77164/
L'Owens774/
Loowens772/
Loggens771/
Leioens771/
Luyense771/
Leins732,326/
Liens73597/
Leens73259/
Laens73136/
Leyns7387/
Loins7339/
Leans7328/
Layns7322/
Louns7310/
Luens733/
Loenz731/
Lojns730/
Leuns730/
Leyssens711,511/
Layssens711/
Lejins67404/
Lawens67340/
Leynse67105/
Layans67103/
Leinss6770/
Leanse6764/
Lyions6761/
Leinse6734/
Leinæs6729/
Lojans6728/
Liyons6726/
Leijns6720/
Lehans6712/
Layons678/
Leyons677/
Lejans676/
Leinås676/
Lounse675/
Leinsh674/
Lowenz674/
Lejens672/
Leenns671/
Lyians671/
Lyains671/
Lijens671/
Leuens671/
Laensz671/
Leinsz671/
Leanns671/
Leinns671/
Laions671/
Lajens671/
Lijons671/
Leuins670/
Leanst670/
Layins670/
Loinns670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Loyens
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