Loeff Surname

465,687th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Loeff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loeff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3401:49,6688,498
Brazil1511:1,417,71147,804
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
France31:22,140,907385,998
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Loeff Last Name Facts

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

Loeff occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loeff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 465,687th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,079,593 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Loeff live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 49,668. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 27 percent live, Gelderland, where 20 percent live and North Brabant, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Loeff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Loeff surname are 33.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.67% being registered with the political party.

Loeff earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.04% more than the national average, earning $62,150 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loweff915/
Lojeff912/
Loef891,226/
Lieff80232/
Looff80142/
Leaff8048/
Loefs8024/
Leiff8013/
Lueff8012/
Louff809/
Loevf801/
Leuff801/
Loeft800/
Loepfe73370/
Layoff7314/
Lehaff7314/
Liaeff7312/
Louffe732/
Leaffe732/
Leiffe731/
Laouef731/
Lejeff731/
Lohuef731/
Laheff730/
Luff677,557/
Leaf676,194/
Loew674,942/
Loof672,615/
Leef67945/
Louf67902/
Leif67901/
Lief67820/
Luef67815/
Loev67508/
Leuf67107/
Leyf6764/
Löff6722/
Loif6718/
Liajoff6713/
Loyf6710/
Laef678/
Lüff675/
Lowf671/
Lejf671/
Lyef671/
Leggeff671/
Layoffe671/
Layhoff670/

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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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  • 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 Loeff
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