Loftby Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Loftby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Loftby Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Loftby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loftby has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loftby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Loftby reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 703,340. In Sweden it is most common in: Jönköping County, where 29 percent live, Kalmar County, where 29 percent live and Östergötland County, where 21 percent live. Beside Sweden Loftby exists in one country. It is also found in Spain, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loftob832/
Loftebo773/
Lofteiba711/
Loftip670/
Laftuba6231/
Lowtber621/
Leftaba621/
Lefoteb621/
L Aftab621/
Lofthue620/
Lfdb601/
Lftp601/
Luftop5019/
Luftpi502/
Love-Taibo501/
Levi Tabby501/
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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 Loftby
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