Lofa Surname

190,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Niue

Lofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Benin2701:38,2804,939
Indonesia1901:696,04854,032
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Niue71:23155
India61:127,844,230863,365
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Lofa (349) may also be a first name.

Lofa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lofa (Hindi: लोफा) is carried by more people in Angola than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lofa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 190,124th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,281,200 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Lofa reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. Lofa is also the 466,636th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 349 people.

Lofa is most frequent in Angola, where it is carried by 1,578 people, or 1 in 17,103. Not including Angola this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 12 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.

Lofa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lofa last name is chiefly Greek Orthodox (33%) in Lebanon.

Lofa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.51% less than the national average, earning $18,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loffa891,368/
Loufa89600/
Loifa89572/
Lofaj89276/
Loyfa89245/
Lohfa89200/
Lofay8964/
Lofea8949/
Lofas8939/
Lofah8917/
Lotfa8913/
Lofat8913/
Lofai8912/
Luofa896/
Lofaz895/
Lofoa892/
Lofha891/
Loofa891/
Liofa891/
Lofaa891/
Loffaj80148/
Louffa80107/
Lotfat8087/
Loufas8062/
Lofaya8041/
Loffay8028/
Loifah8011/
Loffat804/
Lotfay804/
Loufai802/
Loufat802/
Lofath801/
Loufha801/
Lofeau801/
Loufaî801/
Loufaï801/
Lothfa801/
Loyfah801/
Loyfha801/
Lodfai801/
Loofay800/
Lefa751,732/
Lofo751,645/
Lafa75703/
Lofy75653/
Lofi75355/
Lofe75278/
Léfa751/
Lofj751/
Loufeah7311/
Loifeau732/
Louffat732/
Lotfi67152,148/
Lotfy67108,710/
Lafau673,186/
Lafay672,629/
Lotfe671,107/
Loffi67866/
Leffa67826/
Lefay67692/
Lahfa67532/
Lafai67271/
Lafah67224/
Laufa67207/
Lofajová67179/
Loofi67160/
Lofey67146/
Loufi67144/
Lafat67140/
Lofoy67130/
Lohva67121/
Loofe67116/
Lopha67104/
Laffa6775/
Loffe6771/
Hlafa6762/
Lefai6760/
Lofoi6756/
Lofoo6756/
Lofyi6750/
Lefea6748/
Lofei6748/
Lofeu6746/
Leufa6743/
Lafea6741/
Loffy6736/
Lofer6730/
Lafas6729/
Laafa6727/
Lofes6725/
Lodfi6725/
Lefau6724/
Luifa6724/
Lafad6718/
Lafoa6714/
Lafaz6713/
Lofet6712/
Loffo6711/
Luofi6711/
Lohfe6711/
Lotfo6710/
Lhafa679/
Lefah678/
Leefa677/
Lofee677/
Loofo676/
Lofio676/
Lovah676/
Lefaa676/
Lopfe676/
Lofis675/
Lofiy675/
Loufe675/
Lafha674/
Lofez674/
Lehfa674/
Hlofo674/
Lofajova674/
Lofyy673/
Latfa673/
Lopfi673/
Liafa673/
Liofo673/
Lofou672/
Laïfa672/
Lofayová672/
Lofit671/
Lasfa671/
Loofy671/
Loufo671/
Loife671/
Losfe671/
Lofiz671/
Lofoh671/
Lofot671/
Lofuo671/
Loifo671/
Lotfé671/
Lotfı671/
Lófai671/
Lafaj671/
Lafaś671/
Lefha671/
Lovfe671/
Lyofi671/
Laefa671/
Lofie671/
Lhofe670/

Lofa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lofa in the Hindi language
लोफाlopha-

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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 Lofa
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