Lindlöf Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Lindlöf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lindlöf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1861:29,5523,951
Sweden1861:52,9404,092
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Lindlof (49) are calculated separately.

Lindlöf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lindlöf occurs more in Finland more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Lindlof. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lindlöf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lindlöf is the 763,307th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 19,485,417 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lindlöf are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequent in Finland, where it is carried by 186 people, or 1 in 29,552. In Finland Lindlöf is most numerous in: Uusimaa, where 45 percent are found, Central Finland, where 14 percent are found and Northern Savonia, where 13 percent are found. Barring Finland this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 50 percent are found and Estonia, where 0 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
  • 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 Lindlöf
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