Lofia Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Lofia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lofia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Lofia (144) may also be a first name.

Lofia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lofia has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lofia? popularity and diffusion

Lofia is the 6,360,413th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Lofia reside; 56 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 769,375th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 144 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Other than The DR Congo it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 44 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lotfia912/
Lofegia831/
Lafia8017,536/
Lofea8049/
Lefia807/
Lofio806/
Lofja801/
Loutfiat771/
Laafia73699/
Lafias7338/
Loffio7323/
Lafiah7322/
Laefia737/
Laffia735/
Llafia735/
Lefiaa735/
Lophia732/
Lafiay731/
Lafiaz731/
Hlafia731/
Latfia731/
Loviah731/
Liafia731/
Lafiaa731/
Lafiat731/
Laufia731/
Loufeah6711/
Lefihai671/
Lafihah671/
Lefieau670/

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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 Lofia
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