Loftheim Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Loftheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loftheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1201:42,8526,130
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France11:66,422,722504,397

Loftheim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loftheim occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loftheim? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,286,243rd most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The surname Loftheim is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Loftheim are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Loftheim is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 42,852. In Norway Loftheim is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 75 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 18 percent live and Southern Norway, where 7 percent live. Not including Norway this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Denmark, where 13 percent live.

Loftheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Loftheim last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Loftheim earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.14% less than the national average, earning 335,208 kr per year and in United States they earn 41.17% less than the national average, earning $25,385 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laftheim881/
Laftim711/
Loftain6716/
Lofteen673/
Laftime671/
Lovthen671/
Loftien670/
Loftame670/
Lowtham670/
Lowthin670/
Lowthen670/
Lowthion6329/
Lofthang638/
Lowthain631/
Lowthine630/
Loftan579/
Leftam571/
Lowtam571/
Laftine53136/
Lowthan536/
Laftain532/
Laftame531/
Lawtham531/
Lawthen530/
Loftand530/
Laftien530/

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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 Loftheim
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