Lofan Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Lofan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lofan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lofan (14) may also be a first name.

Lofan Last Name Facts

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

Lofan (Hindi: लोफान) is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lofan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Lofan live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held forename globally, borne by 14 people.

The last name is most widespread in Liberia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 629,791. In Liberia Lofan is mostly concentrated in: Bong County, where 86 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Liberia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Lofan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lofan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luofan9149/
Lotfan9122/
Lofand919/
Lofane917/
Lofgan913/
Lowfan911/
Loufan911/
Lofanh911/
Loffan910/
Lotfane83172/
LuoFang8372/
Loufant8315/
Loufang833/
Lhofane831/
Loufane831/
Lofhand830/
Lohfank830/
Lefan80368/
Lafan8077/
Lofon8011/
Louwfant7770/
Lousfane771/
Loufeane770/
Laffan732,269/
Lefaan73451/
Lophan73326/
Lafane73121/
Lafean73105/
Lafang7380/
Lafant7336/
Lofone7324/
Lofong7317/
Lefean7314/
Lafand738/
Lahfan737/
Laufan735/
Lofond734/
Lofoun733/
Lafain733/
Leefan733/
Lafaun733/
Loffon732/
Lotfon732/
Lefann732/
Lasfan731/
Hlofon731/
Lohvan731/
Loufon731/
Lefain731/
Leffan730/
Lafann730/
Lofein730/
Lefaun730/
Lafagne67100/
Hlafane6746/
Lafasne6716/
Loofoun6715/
Lowfoon6710/
Laffane673/
Louphan672/
Loffoon672/
Hlophan672/
Laffand671/
Lattfan671/
Lafaine671/
Lafeane671/
Laufann671/
Lhophan671/
Liofojn671/
Lafayne671/
Lotfond671/
Loufoun671/
Hlafang671/
Lafaint670/
Laffant670/
Laufand670/

Lofan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lofan in the Hindi language
लोफानlophana-

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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 Lofan
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