Lofferty Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Lofferty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lofferty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Lofferty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lofferty is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lofferty? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lofferty live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Lofferty is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Lofferty is most common in: Maryland, where 50 percent are found and West Virginia, where 50 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 33 percent are found.

Lofferty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lofferty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lofferty surname fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lofferty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lofferty last name is primarily Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loferty930/
Lafferty8820,110/
Lefferty886/
Laffertty825/
Laffertey823/
Laffeerty822/
Laferty80436/
Lafferte75378/
Lafferti7521/
Lavferty753/
Laffarty753/
Laffrety752/
Lafherty751/
Lefferte751/
Lafforty751/
Laferrty751/
Laffirty750/
Lauferty750/
Leuferty750/
Lafferta750/
Laffertte7149/
Laffertti7110/
Lafferter710/
Laffartay710/
Loforte6727,891/
Laferte671,143/
Laforty67145/
Loforti67115/
Laferté6729/
Laferti672/
Laferta671/
Lafarty671/
Lafertte63165/
Lafertee633/
Laferthe631/
Lafertes631/
Lafforte631/
Lapherty630/
Laforte531,345/
Leforte53293/
Leforti537/
Laforti536/
Lafarti532/
Lafarte532/
Lafrete531/
Lafrette5019/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lofferty
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