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 surname Lof is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lof? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lof is the 242,504th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,427,428 people. Lof occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Lof live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 28 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 74 people.

Lof is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 637 people, or 1 in 104,274. In France Lof is mostly found in: Martinique, where 46 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 27 percent are found and Réunion, where 12 percent are found. Beside France this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Lof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lof surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the 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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