van Loo Surname
Approximately 6,829 people bear this surname
van Loo Surname Definition:
(Dutch/Flemish), of Loo. Loh (Saxon), place, seat, stead, gulf, deep pit; also same as “leah.” (variant: Lee.) Loh (G. prov.), morass, bog, wood, forest.
van Loo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 3,314 | 1:3,469 | 352 |
| Netherlands | 2,818 | 1:5,993 | 656 |
| United States | 292 | 1:1,241,298 | 87,773 |
| Canada | 81 | 1:454,884 | 39,362 |
| Germany | 55 | 1:1,463,736 | 89,144 |
| France | 52 | 1:1,277,360 | 130,443 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43 | 1:1,167,876 | 66,381 |
van Loo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch/Flemish), of Loo. Loh (Saxon), place, seat, stead, gulf, deep pit; also same as “leah.” (variant: Lee.) Loh (G. prov.), morass, bog, wood, forest.
van Loo Demographics
Average van Loo Salary in
United States
$85,745 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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van Loo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Loo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van Loo is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van Loo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 72,222nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,067,147 people. The surname van Loo occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of van Loo are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name van Loo is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 3,314 people, or 1 in 3,469. In Belgium van Loo is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 82 percent live, Walloon Region, where 11 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent live. Beside Belgium this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 41 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
van Loo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of van Loo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Loo surname rose 679 percent between 1880 and 2014.
van Loo Last Name Statistics demography
The amount van Loo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 282.59% more than the national average, earning R 909,180 per year; in United States they earn 98.72% more than the national average, earning $85,745 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.1% less than the national average, earning $43,177 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Looy | 93 | 4,158 | / |
| van Loos | 93 | 34 | / |
| van Loot | 93 | 3 | / |
| van Lo | 92 | 5 | / |
| van Looij | 88 | 306 | / |
| van Loy | 86 | 684 | / |
| van Loh | 86 | 100 | / |
| van Loe | 86 | 46 | / |
| Van-Loo | 86 | 30 | / |
| van Loi | 86 | 10 | / |
| van Lou | 86 | 3 | / |
| van Loa | 86 | 1 | / |
| van Loey | 80 | 168 | / |
| van Loij | 80 | 26 | / |
| Van-Looy | 80 | 6 | / |
| von Loot | 80 | 1 | / |
| von Loop | 80 | 1 | / |
| van La | 77 | 12 | / |
| van Lu | 77 | 11 | / |
| van Loeij | 75 | 10 | / |
| van Lloyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Luu | 71 | 45 | / |
| von Loh | 71 | 41 | / |
| van Lau | 71 | 7 | / |
| von Loe | 71 | 5 | / |
| van Lap | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Leu | 71 | 2 | / |
| van Lut | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Lad | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Loë | 71 | 1 | / |
| von Lou | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Luy | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Lah | 71 | 0 | / |
| van Luit | 67 | 305 | / |
| van Luyt | 67 | 95 | / |
| van Luyd | 67 | 9 | / |
| van Luiz | 67 | 3 | / |
| van Laat | 67 | 2 | / |
| von Lott | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Luij | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Lutt | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Luch | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Lach | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Luis | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Laus | 67 | 1 | / |
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