Lofor Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Lofor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lofor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Lofor Last Name Facts

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

Lofor (Russian: Лофор) is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lofor? popularity and diffusion

Lofor is the 4,116,508th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Lofor reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Lofor is mostly found in: Edo, where 81 percent reside, Abia, where 6 percent reside and Kogi, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lohfor9116/
Lofore9112/
Loford914/
Lotfor911/
Lotfoor8331/
Loyford833/
Lodford831/
Luoford830/
Losford830/
Lofford830/
Lefor80465/
Lofur80244/
Lofar8019/
Lafor8013/
Lofforth771/
Lousford771/
Lottford770/
Lafore73541/
Laford73387/
Lafort73245/
Lafour73237/
Laffor7333/
Lofare7316/
Loyfar7314/
Lotfar7312/
Lofard737/
Loufar736/
Leefor734/
Leffor731/
Lofhar731/
Lefoor731/
Loffar731/
Llofar731/
Lafoor731/
Loifar731/
Lefhor731/
Liofar731/
Lefoir730/
Lofart730/
Lafoir730/
Lafford67534/
Lasford67237/
Laffort67221/
Laffore67215/
Latford67107/
Lafourt6775/
Ladford6739/
Louffar6713/
Lotffar677/
Lauford677/
Lotfhar676/
Lasfort672/
Lazford672/
Lepforr672/
Lasfour671/
Laufort671/
Loutfur671/
Liafour671/
Laforre671/
Lafoire671/
Laffoor671/
Laeffor671/
Laffour671/
Lauffor671/
Lafoure671/
Lauhfor670/

Lofor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lofor in the Russian language
Лофорlofor-

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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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  • 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 Lofor
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