Loaf Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Loaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Loaf (14) may also be a first name.

Loaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loaf (Russian: Лоаф) is found most frequently in Iran. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Loaf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loaf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,100,440th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Loaf live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Loaf is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 14 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 2,742,233. In Iran it is most numerous in: Semnan Province, where 93 percent reside, Ilam Province, where 4 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 4 percent reside. Besides Iran Loaf exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Loaf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Loaf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Loaf surname fell 76 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Loaf Last Name Statistics demography

Loaf earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loaff893/
Lohaf893/
Louaf892/
Loaffe809/
Louafe807/
Lohaff801/
Loaw7553/
Loav7513/
Loab7510/
Laof758/
Lohhaff730/
Lohof67152/
Laouf67109/
Laowa6720/
Laofe6716/
Louab6715/
Lohav6710/
Louaw674/
Laova673/
Luiof671/
Luoaw671/
Lahof670/
Loaws670/

Loaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loaf in the Russian language
Лоафloaf-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Loaf
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