Lofty Surname
Approximately 1,215 people bear this surname
Lofty Surname Definition:
From pride or arrogance of disposition.
Lofty Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 451 | 1:803,678 | 61,918 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| England | 216 | 1:257,954 | 20,673 |
| Papua New Guinea | 95 | 1:85,829 | 11,359 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 95 | 1:256,583 | 18,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 1:727,807 | 46,603 |
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.
Lofty Demographics
Lofty Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loftey | 91 | 2 | / |
| Loufty | 91 | 2 | / |
| Loftys | 91 | 1 | / |
| Loofty | 91 | 0 | / |
| Loftty | 91 | 0 | / |
| Lofti | 80 | 174 | / |
| Lafty | 80 | 72 | / |
| Lofte | 80 | 61 | / |
| Lofta | 80 | 13 | / |
| Lowty | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lobty | 80 | 2 | / |
| Loftis | 73 | 9,124 | / |
| Loftes | 73 | 68 | / |
| Lofter | 73 | 36 | / |
| Loftie | 73 | 24 | / |
| Loftet | 73 | 18 | / |
| Loufti | 73 | 13 | / |
| Laftay | 73 | 11 | / |
| Lofteh | 73 | 5 | / |
| Loftee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lofthi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Loufte | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lafthy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Liofti | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loftip | 73 | 0 | / |
| Loftte | 73 | 0 | / |
| Laftey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Laffty | 73 | 0 | / |
| Loftiss | 67 | 108 | / |
| Lioftis | 67 | 34 | / |
| Losftis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lofttis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lloftis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lhoftis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loftess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lofftis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loufter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loffter | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lofttes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lofftes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lofteis | 67 | 0 | / |
| Loftist | 67 | 0 | / |
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