Lofur Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Lofur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 238 | 1:5,435 | 1,094 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Lofur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lofur Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lofur is more commonly found in Mauritius than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lofur? popularity and diffusion
Lofur is the 1,032,007th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 29,866,991 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Lofur are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean.
The surname is most frequently held in Mauritius, where it is held by 238 people, or 1 in 5,435. In Mauritius it is most frequent in: Savanne District, where 35 percent are found, Flacq District, where 33 percent are found and Pamplemousses District, where 28 percent are found. Apart from Mauritius Lofur occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loutfur | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lefur | 80 | 74 | / |
| Lofor | 80 | 23 | / |
| Lafur | 80 | 7 | / |
| Lafour | 73 | 237 | / |
| Lafeur | 73 | 214 | / |
| Lafure | 73 | 40 | / |
| Lefeur | 73 | 25 | / |
| Lohfor | 73 | 16 | / |
| Lophur | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lafaur | 73 | 2 | / |
| Latfur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lafaure | 67 | 323 | / |
| Lafourt | 67 | 75 | / |
| Llafure | 67 | 6 | / |
| Laffeur | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laffour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lasfeur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lafoure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lasfour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liafour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lafuire | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lawfaur | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leefurr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Laasfour | 62 | 106 | / |
| Laffaure | 62 | 93 | / |
| Lafurova | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lafor | 60 | 13 | / |
| Lafourová | 57 | 1 | / |
| Laffor | 55 | 33 | / |
| Lafoor | 55 | 1 | / |
| Laphor | 55 | 1 | / |
| Laphur | 55 | 1 | / |
| Latphur | 50 | 1 | / |
| Laffoor | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Lofur
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