Loeffke Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Loeffke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loeffke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Loeffke Last Name Facts

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

Loeffke is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loeffke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Loeffke is the 4,034,050th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. Loeffke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Loeffke reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 4,025,273. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 65 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 35 percent live. Beside Germany Loeffke exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loefke9274/
Leffke9261/
Loffke927/
Loefker860/
Louffke860/
Lefke8386/
Lofke8314/
Liefke77730/
Loewke77122/
Leufke77104/
Leifke7725/
Lofcke7717/
Löffke7712/
Lefkeh771/
Llefke771/
Laffke770/
Leifker71244/
Leifkes7167/
Leufker7129/
Loewcke7119/
Leufkes7110/
Loebcke711/
Lewke671,052/
Lefki67879/
Lowke67290/
Lefky6731/
Löfke6724/
Lofky6713/
Lefký676/
Loewcker671/
Lovke671/
Lafke670/
Lofki670/

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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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  • 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 Loeffke
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