Loftas Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Loftas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loftas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Loftas Last Name Facts

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

Loftas is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Loftas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loftas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Loftas live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Loftas is most widespread in England, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England it is most common in: Derbyshire, where 40 percent are found, Cheshire, where 27 percent are found and Buckinghamshire, where 7 percent are found. Besides England it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Scotland, where 6 percent are found.

Loftas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Loftas has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Loftas surname declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loftaas9234/
Lofta9113/
Laftas83261/
Loftah83117/
Loftos839/
Loftat834/
Leftas834/
Laftass774/
Lofthat771/
Lofteis770/
Loftous770/
Lafta73492/
Lofto7379/
Lobta731/
Laftasse714/
Lofthose714/
Loftoose711/
Lofthous711/
Loftouse710/
Lofthouse675,653/
Laftah67672/
Laftai67425/
Lewtas67382/
Laftay6711/
Laftaa672/
Loftey672/
Laftàa671/
Laftos671/
Lowtai671/

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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
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  • 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 Loftas
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