Loaiza

English

Alternative forms

• Loayza

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Loaiza, itself from Basque. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.

Proper noun

Loaiza (plural Loaizas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Loaiza is the 11114^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2854 individuals. Loaiza is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.39%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Loaiza”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 450.

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Loayza

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /loˈaiθa/ [loˈai̯.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /loˈaisa/ [loˈai̯.sa]
• Rhymes: -aiθa
• Rhymes: -aisa
• Syllabification: Lo‧ai‧za

Proper noun

Loaiza m or f by sense

1. a surname from Basque