Lofnes Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Lofnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lofnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway821:62,7118,910
Scotland121:446,15118,166
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lofnes Last Name Facts

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

Lofnes occurs in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lofnes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lofnes is the 1,839,022nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Lofnes live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 62,711. In Norway Lofnes is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 89 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 6 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 5 percent reside. Beside Norway Lofnes exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 12 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Lofnes Last Name Statistics demography

Lofnes earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 10.17% less than the national average, earning 310,867 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lofness922/
Lofner8329/
Loffner777/
Lofgnie776/
Lafne731/
Lofna731/
Lafner6742/
Löfnäs679/
Lavfne671/
Lafnet671/
Laufner6230/
Laffney621/
Laffner621/
Lawfner620/
Lafniche571/
Lafennis571/
Lafuenne571/
Lafna5546/
Lafni5525/

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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 Lofnes
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