Loef Surname

307,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Loef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7871:21,4583,405
Germany1281:628,94949,754
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Belgium841:136,86519,611
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
England11:55,718,059489,080
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Loef Last Name Facts

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

Loef is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Loef? popularity and diffusion

It is the 307,971st most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,944,165 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Loef are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Loef is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 787 people, or 1 in 21,458. In The Netherlands Loef is most common in: South Holland, where 35 percent reside, Gelderland, where 23 percent reside and Utrecht, where 15 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands Loef is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Loef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Loef has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Loef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Loef are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Loef earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 39.79% more than the national average, earning $60,317 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.38% more than the national average, earning $53,846 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loeff89723/
Loefs8924/
Loevf891/
Loeft890/
Loepfe80370/
Loweff805/
Lojeff802/
Laouef801/
Lohuef801/
Leaf756,194/
Loew754,942/
Loof752,615/
Leef75945/
Louf75902/
Leif75901/
Lief75820/
Luef75815/
Loev75508/
Leuf75107/
Leyf7564/
Loif7518/
Loyf7510/
Laef758/
Lowf751/
Lyef751/
Lejf751/
Leafe67778/
Lieff67232/
Loutf67180/
Looff67142/
Loofe67116/
Leife6759/
Leaff6748/
Leipf6743/
Lioew6732/
Loufs6719/
Lehaf6715/
Loyev6715/
Leiff6713/
Loudf6712/
Lueff6712/
Leifs679/
Louff679/
Laief677/
Leift676/
Layef675/
Loufe675/
Lawef673/
Louev673/
Louif672/
Lowew672/
Hloof672/
Lohew672/
Hleif672/
Lahef672/
Leuff671/
Louhf671/
Loife671/
Lioeb671/
Hlouf671/
Leitf671/
Luief671/
Loiev671/
Louft671/
Leafs671/
Laaef671/
Luiof671/
Loowf671/
Laefe671/
Loeph670/
Loevz670/
Leyfe670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Loef
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