van Loy Surname

485,771st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Loy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Loy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6271:18,3362,812
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van Loy Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Loy occurs most in Belgium. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 485,771st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 10,654,307 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of van Loy live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 627 people, or 1 in 18,336. In Belgium van Loy is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 0 percent are found. Not including Belgium this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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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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