Lof Surname

242,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Lof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6371:104,27415,387
Netherlands4481:37,6956,354
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Canada1191:309,62728,530
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Brazil781:2,744,54381,769
Israel221:388,98331,283
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Lof (74) may also be a first name.

Lof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lof is found most in France. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lof? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 242,504th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,427,428 people. Lof occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Lof are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 28 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Lof is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 74 people.

This surname is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 637 people, or 1 in 104,274. In France Lof is primarily found in: Martinique, where 46 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 27 percent reside and Réunion, where 12 percent reside. Other than France it exists in 35 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Lof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lof last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lof earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.66% less than the national average, earning R 126,756 per year; in United States they earn 17.01% less than the national average, earning $35,810 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning $48,724 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lotf8617,584/
Loff863,446/
Loof862,615/
Loft861,926/
Louf86902/
Lohf86399/
Lofe86278/
Lofh8622/
Loif8618/
Loyf8610/
Lofs865/
Lopf863/
Lodf862/
Lovf861/
Lowf861/
Lofp861/
Lofz861/
Llof861/
Liof860/
Lotfe751,107/
Looft751,074/
Lohff75450/
Loutf75180/
Lofft75179/
Looff75142/
Loofe75116/
Loffe7571/
Loofs7542/
Loufs7519/
Loudf7512/
Louff759/
Lopfe756/
Loufe755/
Lofhs753/
Loftt753/
Lotfs752/
Hloof752/
Loife751/
Lophf751/
Lothf751/
Lovfe751/
Lyoff751/
Louft751/
Lgoff751/
Hlouf751/
Louhf751/
Losfe751/
Loowf751/
Lhofe750/
Lohfs750/
Lhopf750/
Low67146,986/
Lov673,092/
Lob672,193/
Laf67842/
Láf6739/
Loutfe6718/
Geelof6717/
Lofová6715/
Lotffe678/
Louffe672/
Glioff671/

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Footnotes

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