Lofter Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Belize

Lofter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lofter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Belize141:25,3911,935
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Lofter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lofter is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lofter.

How Common Is The Last Name Lofter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,274,477th most frequent last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Lofter are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 547,042. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 56 percent are found and Stockholm County, where 44 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Belize, where 39 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Lofter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lofter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lofter last name contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loefter922/
Loufter921/
Loffter920/
Loftier920/
Lofte9161/
Lofterød8618/
Lefter838,496/
Lafter8381/
Loftes8368/
Loftie8324/
Loftet8318/
Lovter836/
Lofteh835/
Loftee834/
Loufte833/
Lobter833/
Lowter833/
Loftey832/
Loftte830/
Lowther7712,430/
Laufter7722/
Laffter777/
Hlafter776/
Leftier772/
Lefterr771/
Loftess771/
Liafter771/
Lofftes770/
Llafter770/
Lofteis770/
Lofttes770/
Leffter770/
Lofty731,215/
Lobte73193/
Lofti73174/
Lofta7313/
Lafte736/
Lovte735/
Lowte731/
Lowthert71123/
Lowthear714/
L'Affter711/
Lowtheer711/
Lofttess710/
Loftis679,124/
Lewter671,733/
Lawter67960/
Laftir67205/
Lafteh67151/
Labter6720/
Loufti6713/
Lobteh6712/
Lowthe678/
Laftes676/
Laftee674/
Lofthi673/
Lovtte673/
Loufty672/
Lafterova671/
Loftys671/
Lovhte671/
Lafteu671/
Liofti671/
Laafte671/
Laftey670/
Laftie670/
Loftip670/
Lowtes670/
Loftty670/
Loofty670/

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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 Lofter
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