Lofting Surname

672,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lofting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lofting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2591:215,12818,355
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Australia321:843,61652,533
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Scotland61:892,30328,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:203,12816,084
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Lofting Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lofting (Russian: Лофтинг) is found most frequently in England. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lofting? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 672,867th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 16,413,392 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Lofting live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 259 people, or 1 in 215,128. In England it is mostly found in: Surrey, where 15 percent are found, Kent, where 14 percent are found and Greater London, where 13 percent are found. Other than England this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Lofting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lofting has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 611 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lofting Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lofting surname are 10.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.69% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lofting earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 10.56% less than the national average, earning $38,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 63.38% more than the national average, earning $81,170 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loffting933/
Loftin929,476/
Lefting8635/
Lowting869/
Loftäng868/
Loftion866/
Lofftin863/
Loftina861/
Lloftin861/
Lafting860/
Loftien860/
Loftn837/
D'Loftin801/
Leufting801/
Loften77525/
Loftén7772/
Laftin778/
Laftina7119/
Lofteen713/
Lauftin710/
Laftien710/
Lowthin710/
Leeftink67406/
Leuftink6796/
Leftinck670/
Lowten6223/
Laftim621/
Lawtin621/
Laften620/
Lavtina571/
Lovthen571/
Lowthen570/
Lawtn500/

Lofting Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lofting in the Russian language
Лофтингlofting-

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Lofting Reference & Research

Loftin, Lofton, Loft FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Loftin, Lofton, Loft FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Lofting
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