van Looy Surname

111,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Looy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Looy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3,7781:3,043299
Netherlands1831:92,28015,166
France471:1,413,249138,595
United States331:10,983,604436,696
England291:1,921,31276,208
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

van Looy Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Looy is found most in Belgium. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 111,630th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,752,657 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of van Looy reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is carried by 3,778 people, or 1 in 3,043. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent live, Walloon Region, where 3 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Belgium van Looy exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 4 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

van Looy Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Looy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.46% less than the national average, earning R 110,592 per year; in United States they earn 82.55% more than the national average, earning $78,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.78% more than the national average, earning $55,538 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Loo936,829/
van Loy93684/
van Loey88168/
van Loos8834/
Van-Looy886/
van Loye883/
van Loot883/
van Ly867/
van Lo865/
van Looij82306/
van Lloyd821/
van Loh80100/
van Loe8046/
Van-Loo8030/
van Loi8010/
van Lou803/
van Lay802/
van Loa801/
van Luy801/
van Lys801/
van Luyt7595/
van Lowe7531/
van Loij7526/
van Luyd759/
von Loot751/
van Leys751/
von Loop751/
van Loue750/
van Le71407/
van La7112/
van Lu7111/
van Loeij7110/
van Li713/
von Lloyd712/
van Luydt711/
van Luiyt711/
van Layes711/
von Louya711/
van Lit67579/
van Lee67402/
van Lis67111/
van Lue6748/
van Luu6745/
von Loh6741/
van Let6734/
van Lai6716/
van Lau677/
von Loe675/
van Lie675/
van Lap672/
van Leu672/
von Lou671/
von Loë671/
van Lad671/
van Ler671/
van Lut671/
van Lah670/

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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
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  • 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 van Looy
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