Loftsson Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Loftsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loftsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland1591:2,391368
Sweden111:895,16066,831
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France11:66,422,722504,397

Loftsson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loftsson is held by more people in Iceland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Loftsson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loftsson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,210,518th most commonly used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. Loftsson is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Loftsson are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Loftsson is most frequently occurring in Iceland, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 2,391. In Iceland it is most common in: Capital Region, where 70 percent live, Southern Region, where 15 percent live and Southern Peninsula, where 6 percent live. Barring Iceland Loftsson exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Loftsson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Loftsson are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Loftsson earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loftson939/
Loftsn860/
Loftsen801/
Lftocin674/
Lawtson672/
Lufuatsoni671/
Lauftsen632/
Lefzon571/
Lovzon571/
Lavtsen5323/
Lowcoun531/

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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 Loftsson
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