Løye Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Løye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Løye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark841:67,1996,734
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Lye (13,181) are calculated separately.

Løye Last Name Facts

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

Løye is found most in Denmark. It can also appear as a variant: Lye. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Løye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,034,059th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Løye live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most common in Denmark, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 67,199. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 49 percent reside, Region Zealand, where 25 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 18 percent reside. Not including Denmark it occurs in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lye9513,181/
Leye7533,173/
Laye756,443/
Loye752,003/
Liye75949/
Luye75370/
Lyeh75340/
Løge75218/
Løje7585/
Lyie7512/
Lèye758/
Lyea757/
Lyye754/
Lyue753/
Løie753/
Lyoe752/
Hlye751/
Lyae751/
Lyep751/
Loøy751/
Léye751/
Lyey751/
Lyez751/
Lyhe750/
Leyes6713,198/
Layet677,537/
Layes672,241/
Loyep671,045/
Loyez671,040/
Luyet671,029/
Loyet67459/
Liuye67370/
Leyhe67330/
Loyed67307/
Layhe67294/
Looye67241/
Layez67218/
Layee67195/
Leyet67187/
Layed67145/
Laiye67139/
Loyie67120/
Lauye67111/
Luoye6777/
Liyeh6753/
Loiye6750/
Loyee6747/
Layep6746/
Liyep6744/
Lyeth6737/
Loyes6732/
Leuye6730/
Llaye6729/
Layie6727/
Laaye6725/
Leyez6723/
Layeh6719/
L'Yee6718/
Liaøy6718/
Leyee6717/
Lloye6714/
Lyawe6713/
Leyie6712/
Lyehe6711/
Leyeh6711/
Liyes6710/
Lyher6710/
Louye678/
Leiye677/
Liyee677/
Layye676/
Lleye675/
Liyhe674/
Lyhed674/
Liyae674/
Luyes673/
Leyed673/
Liaye673/
Lyeha672/
L'Yes672/
Leyep672/
Lyohe672/
Luyed671/
Luyeh671/
Llyed671/
Loyye671/
Liyet671/
Leeye671/
Lliye671/
Lohye671/
Lyerr671/
Lyhei671/
Lehye671/
L'Aye671/
Lhaye671/
Lahye671/
Lyoie671/
Luyee671/
Lhyes671/
Llyer670/
Lyhie670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Løye
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