Loff Surname
Approximately 3,446 people bear this surname
Loff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,487 | 1:36,434 | 4,666 |
| United States | 761 | 1:476,293 | 40,436 |
| Brazil | 541 | 1:395,701 | 15,087 |
| Portugal | 226 | 1:46,098 | 2,654 |
| Germany | 94 | 1:856,441 | 61,781 |
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 1:127,402 | 17,396 |
| Denmark | 64 | 1:88,199 | 8,478 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Netherlands | 34 | 1:496,682 | 47,398 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Chile | 20 | 1:880,824 | 18,509 |
| Cape Verde | 17 | 1:31,155 | 1,170 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 76 | 1:660,772 | 43,333 |
Loff (22) may also be a first name.
Loff Demographics
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Loff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Loff (Russian: Лофф) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Loff? popularity and diffusion
The last name Loff is the 131,213th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,114,784 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Loff live; 43 percent live in Southern Africa and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Loff is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 22 people.
This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,487 people, or 1 in 36,434. In South Africa Loff is most common in: Western Cape, where 72 percent live, Northern Cape, where 9 percent live and Gauteng, where 7 percent live. Barring South Africa it exists in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 16 percent live.
Loff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Loff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Loff last name grew 1,001 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Loff Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Loff last name are 17.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.42% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Loff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46% less than the national average, earning R 128,316 per year; in United States they earn 15.63% more than the national average, earning $49,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.65% less than the national average, earning $40,417 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lohff | 89 | 450 | / |
| Lofft | 89 | 179 | / |
| Looff | 89 | 142 | / |
| Loffe | 89 | 71 | / |
| Louff | 89 | 9 | / |
| Lgoff | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lyoff | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lof | 86 | 1,646 | / |
| Lotffe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Louffe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Glioff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lotf | 75 | 17,584 | / |
| Loof | 75 | 2,615 | / |
| Loft | 75 | 1,926 | / |
| Louf | 75 | 902 | / |
| Laff | 75 | 562 | / |
| Lohf | 75 | 399 | / |
| Lofe | 75 | 278 | / |
| Lofh | 75 | 22 | / |
| Loif | 75 | 18 | / |
| Loyf | 75 | 10 | / |
| Lofs | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lopf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lodf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lovf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lowf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lofz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Llof | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lofp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liof | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lauff | 67 | 1,575 | / |
| Lotfe | 67 | 1,107 | / |
| Looft | 67 | 1,074 | / |
| Loutf | 67 | 180 | / |
| Loofe | 67 | 116 | / |
| Laffe | 67 | 91 | / |
| Laaff | 67 | 50 | / |
| Loofs | 67 | 42 | / |
| Loufs | 67 | 19 | / |
| Latff | 67 | 16 | / |
| Loudf | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lopfe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Loufe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lofhs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Loftt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lotfs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hloof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loowf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laffs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louhf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Losfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leuff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyaff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lophf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lothf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lovfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhopf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lafft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lohfs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lhofe | 67 | 0 | / |
Loff Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Loff in the Russian language | ||
| Лофф | loff | - |
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Footnotes
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