Loff Surname

131,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Loff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4871:36,4344,666
United States7611:476,29340,436
Brazil5411:395,70115,087
Portugal2261:46,0982,654
Germany941:856,44161,781
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
Denmark641:88,1998,478
France361:1,845,076161,051
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Chile201:880,82418,509
Cape Verde171:31,1551,170
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
England51:11,143,612252,590
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Loff (22) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lohff89450/
Lofft89179/
Looff89142/
Loffe8971/
Louff899/
Lgoff891/
Lyoff891/
Lof861,646/
Lotffe808/
Louffe802/
Glioff801/
Lotf7517,584/
Loof752,615/
Loft751,926/
Louf75902/
Laff75562/
Lohf75399/
Lofe75278/
Lofh7522/
Loif7518/
Loyf7510/
Lofs755/
Lopf753/
Lodf752/
Lovf751/
Lowf751/
Lofz751/
Llof751/
Lofp751/
Liof750/
Lauff671,575/
Lotfe671,107/
Looft671,074/
Loutf67180/
Loofe67116/
Laffe6791/
Laaff6750/
Loofs6742/
Loufs6719/
Latff6716/
Loudf6712/
Lopfe676/
Loufe675/
Lofhs673/
Loftt673/
Lotfs672/
Hloof672/
Loowf671/
Louft671/
Laffs671/
Lawff671/
Lahff671/
Hlouf671/
Loife671/
Louhf671/
Losfe671/
Leuff671/
Lyaff671/
Lophf671/
Lothf671/
Lovfe671/
Lhopf670/
Lafft670/
Lohfs670/
Lhofe670/

Loff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loff in the Russian language
Лоффloff-

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