Lofgren Surname

94,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Tonga

Lofgren Surname User-submission:

The surname Löfgren or Lofgren is of Swedish origin and derives from the words löv, meaning 'leaf', and gren, meaning 'branch'.

Lofgren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3721:82,9059,413
Canada2841:129,73813,514
Sweden841:117,2238,378
Australia581:465,44335,949
France441:1,509,607143,950
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
England271:2,063,63279,942
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Norway121:428,52437,411
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Tonga41:26,828461
Wales41:773,63329,106
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

The alternate forms: Löfgren (8,605) & Löfgrén (30) are calculated separately.

Lofgren Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Löfgren or Lofgren is of Swedish origin and derives from the words löv, meaning 'leaf', and gren, meaning 'branch'.

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Lofgren Last Name Facts

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

Lofgren (Russian: Лофгрен) is found most in The United States. It can appear as: Löfgren or Löfgrén. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lofgren? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 94,343rd most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,443,364 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Lofgren live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,372 people, or 1 in 82,905. In The United States it is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 15 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Lofgren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lofgren has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 540 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lofgren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lofgren surname are 1.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lofgren earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.36% more than the national average, earning $48,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.36% more than the national average, earning $54,332 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lofgren Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lofgren in the Russian language
Лофгренlofgren-

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