Loftsdóttir Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Loftsdóttir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Loftsdóttir 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
Iceland921:4,131530
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Loftsdottir (23) & Loftsdòttir (1) are calculated separately.

Loftsdóttir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loftsdóttir is found most in Iceland. It may be rendered as a variant: Loftsdottir or Loftsdòttir. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loftsdóttir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,871,545th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Loftsdóttir are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Iceland, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 4,131. In Iceland Loftsdóttir is most prevalent in: Capital Region, where 50 percent live, Southern Region, where 22 percent live and Northeastern Region, where 11 percent live. Beside Iceland Loftsdóttir is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 1 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
Loftsdottir9723/
Loftsdòttir971/

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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 Loftsdóttir
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