Looyer Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Looyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Looyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
United States181:20,136,607622,629
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Australia81:3,374,463124,818

Looyer Last Name Facts

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

Looyer occurs most in The Netherlands. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Looyer.

How Common Is The Last Name Looyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Looyer is the 2,506,728th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Looyer is primarily found in Europe, where 39 percent of Looyer are found; 39 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Looyer is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 734,225. In The Netherlands Looyer is most frequent in: North Holland, where 74 percent live, Groningen, where 17 percent live and Flevoland, where 4 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and New Zealand, where 17 percent live.

Looyer Last Name Statistics demography

Looyer earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.42% less than the national average, earning $30,021 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Losoyer920/
Loyer918,841/
Lotoyere861/
Louyer83249/
Lohyer8352/
Lhoyer8344/
Loyere8315/
Loyher836/
Loeyer830/
Loyier830/
Loer801,381/
Lyer80153/
Looijer7777/
L'Goyer771/
Loowert771/
Lahoyer771/
Loseyer771/
Loiyear771/
Lower739,170/
Layer734,452/
Leyer731,868/
Louer73961/
Lojor73467/
Loyor73394/
Luyer73199/
Loyar7383/
Loier7348/
Lojer7329/
Loyre7316/
Lyaer7312/
Lyier735/
Lüyer734/
Liyer734/
Laoer732/
Loyrd732/
Lyuer732/
Loytr731/
Loerh731/
Lyerr731/
Llyer730/
Lahouyer714/
Lochoyir711/
Laouer671,946/
Layher671,141/
Loyare67405/
Logger67347/
Louaer67127/
Layere6742/
Lauyer6721/
Layerd6721/
Loyard6720/
Lowerr6715/
Leyher6710/
Leeyer6710/
Lowere678/
Lowier678/
Loyhar677/
Loehar675/
Lohyar675/
Lohyor675/
Leyert674/
Lohaer674/
Lahyer672/
Loyore672/
Lhuyer672/
L'Hoer672/
Lyauer672/
Lajoor671/
Loehrh671/
Loweer671/
Llower671/
Liatouyer671/
Laeyer671/
Layeer671/
Lloyrd671/
Lohour671/
Lleyer671/
Loyoor671/
Hloyor671/
Leyere671/
Loojar671/
Lejoor671/
Louerd671/
Loojor671/
Lojeer671/
Leeoor671/
Loheir670/
Lowerz670/
Leeoer670/

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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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  • 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 Looyer
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