Lofty Surname

310,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lofty Surname Definition:

From pride or arrogance of disposition.

Lofty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4511:803,67861,918
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
England2161:257,95420,673
Papua New Guinea951:85,82911,359
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
India81:95,883,173728,828
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Lofty (373) may also be a first name.

Lofty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From pride or arrogance of disposition.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lofty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lofty is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lofty? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lofty is the 310,170th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,997,980 people. The last name Lofty is primarily found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Lofty live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lofty is also the 449,413th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 373 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 451 people, or 1 in 803,678. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 27 percent live, Georgia, where 17 percent live and Maryland, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Lofty occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 30 percent live and England, where 18 percent live.

Lofty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lofty has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 654 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 227 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lofty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lofty last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lofty earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.25% less than the national average, earning $41,314 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.33% less than the national average, earning $43,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loftey912/
Loufty912/
Loftys911/
Loofty910/
Loftty910/
Lofti80174/
Lafty8072/
Lofte8061/
Lofta8013/
Lowty802/
Lobty802/
Loftis739,124/
Loftes7368/
Lofter7336/
Loftie7324/
Loftet7318/
Loufti7313/
Laftay7311/
Lofteh735/
Loftee734/
Lofthi733/
Loufte733/
Lafthy731/
Liofti731/
Loftip730/
Loftte730/
Laftey730/
Laffty730/
Loftiss67108/
Lioftis6734/
Losftis675/
Lofttis672/
Lloftis672/
Lhoftis671/
Loftess671/
Lofftis671/
Loufter671/
Loffter670/
Lofttes670/
Lofftes670/
Lofteis670/
Loftist670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lofty
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