van Loo Surname

72,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,829 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3,3141:3,469352
Netherlands2,8181:5,993656
United States2921:1,241,29887,773
Canada811:454,88439,362
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
France521:1,277,360130,443
Argentina511:838,10654,910
England431:1,295,76958,667
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

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.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

van Loo Last Name Facts

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

van Loo is found most frequently in Belgium. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Loo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 72,222nd most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,067,147 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of van Loo reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is held by 3,314 people, or 1 in 3,469. In Belgium van Loo is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 82 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 11 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent reside. Not including Belgium van Loo is found in 34 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 41 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

van Loo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of van Loo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Loo last name expanded 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Looy934,158/
van Loos9334/
van Loot933/
van Lo925/
van Looij88306/
van Loy86684/
van Loh86100/
van Loe8646/
Van-Loo8630/
van Loi8610/
van Lou863/
van Loa861/
van Loey80168/
van Loij8026/
Van-Looy806/
von Loot801/
von Loop801/
van La7712/
van Lu7711/
van Loeij7510/
van Lloyd751/
van Luu7145/
von Loh7141/
van Lau717/
von Loe715/
van Lap712/
van Leu712/
van Lut711/
van Lad711/
von Loë711/
von Lou711/
van Luy711/
van Lah710/
van Luit67305/
van Luyt6795/
van Luyd679/
van Luiz673/
van Laat672/
von Lott672/
van Luij671/
van Lutt671/
van Luch671/
van Lach671/
van Luis671/
van Laus671/

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