The surname Loja
A surname, carried by 1,520 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex L200
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,520 people named Loja in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 203,122 Americans. That is up 182% since 2000, when the Census counted 540.
#18,272
rank among US surnames
1,520
people in 2010
0.5
per 100,000 Americans
+181.5%
change since 2000 (was #38,524)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #18,272 | Loja | 1,520 | 203,122 |
| #18,278 | Merlin | 1,519 | 203,256 |
Who is named Loja
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
95% of people named Loja identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 3.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 95%
- White (not Hispanic) 3.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling
Loja has the Soundex code L200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L200.
Questions
- How common is the surname Loja?
- 1,520 people in the United States had the surname Loja in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 203,122 Americans. It ranked 18,272nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Loja?
- In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Loja identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 3.0% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Loja getting more or less common?
- More common. 540 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,520 in 2010, up 182%.