Lofo Surname

242,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Lofo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lofo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso1,2511:14,6701,149
DR Congo2531:292,01426,830
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Liberia71:629,79127,063
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
France11:66,422,722504,397
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lofo (1,021) may also be a first name.

Lofo Last Name Facts

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

Lofo (Russian: Лофо) is more frequently found in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lofo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 242,620th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,430,119 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Lofo are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 251,260th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 1,021 people.

The last name Lofo is most commonly used in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 1,251 people, or 1 in 14,670. In Burkina Faso Lofo is most common in: Centre-Est Region, where 59 percent reside, Centre Region, where 31 percent reside and Plateau-Central Region, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Burkina Faso it is found in 23 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Lofo Last Name Statistics demography

Lofo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.01% less than the national average, earning R 111,672 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lofoy89130/
Lofoi8956/
Lofoo8956/
Loffo8911/
Lotfo8910/
Loofo896/
Hlofo894/
Liofo893/
Lofou892/
Lofoa892/
Lofot891/
Lofoh891/
Lofuo891/
Loifo891/
Loufo891/
Lotfou8013/
Loufou803/
Loffou803/
Loyfoo802/
Hloffo801/
Liofho801/
Lofgoh800/
Lovfoy800/
Lofa752,221/
Lafo75186/
Lefo7557/
Loufouh731/
Loshfou731/
Loffa671,368/
Lafoy671,129/
Loufa67600/
Loifa67572/
Lafou67536/
Lafoi67336/
Loyfa67245/
Lafoz67214/
Lohfa67200/
Lafos67125/
Hlafo6783/
Laffo6776/
Lefoy6759/
Loudfoot6755/
Lofeu6746/
Lofas6739/
Leffo6736/
Lafot6726/
Leufo6717/
Lofah6717/
Lafoa6714/
Lofat6713/
Lotfa6713/
Lopho677/
Luofa676/
Lofaz675/
Lefoi672/
Liafo672/
Lofaa671/
Lafoo671/
Lofha671/
Loofa671/
Laefo671/
Liofa671/

Lofo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lofo in the Russian language
Лофоlofo-

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