Loftis Surname

55,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Loftis Surname User-submission:

Loftis is an old English surname, meaning 'lofthouse'.

Loftis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,0631:39,9934,923
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
England91:6,190,895170,599
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Guam81:20,0153,029
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9591:52,3665,912

Loftis (35) may also be a first name.

Loftis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Loftis is an old English surname, meaning 'lofthouse'.

- mistylea

Loftis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loftis is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loftis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Loftis is the 55,645th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 798,723 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Loftis are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 35 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 9,063 people, or 1 in 39,993. In The United States Loftis is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, North Carolina, where 11 percent reside and Tennessee, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Loftis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Loftis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Loftis surname rose 945 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 61 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Loftis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Loftis surname are 14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.77% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Loftis earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning $40,026 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.31% more than the national average, earning $55,300 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lofties92244/
Loftiss92108/
Lioftis9234/
Losftis925/
Lloftis922/
Lofttis922/
Lhoftis921/
Lofftis921/
Loftise920/
Loftist920/
Lofteis920/
Lofti91174/
Lofthies860/
Loftes8368/
Loftie8324/
Loufti8313/
Leftis8312/
Lofthi833/
Lowtis833/
Laftis831/
Loftys831/
Liofti831/
Loftip830/
Loftice77295/
Loftess771/
Lofttes770/
Lauftis770/
Lawftis770/
Lofftes770/
Lofty731,215/
Lobti7382/
Lofte7361/
Lafti7330/
Lofta7313/
Lovti731/
Lofttess710/
Laftai67425/
Labtis67103/
Lofter6736/
Loftet6718/
Laftih6711/
Laftit676/
Laftes676/
Lofteh675/
Loftee674/
Loufte673/
Lafthi672/
Loufty672/
Loftey672/
Lowtai671/
Liafti671/
Leftes671/
Lavtis671/
Lowtiz671/
Lewtis670/
Laftie670/
Lowtes670/
Loftte670/
Loftty670/
Loofty670/

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Loftis Reference & Research

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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
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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 Loftis
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