Loofer Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Loofer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loofer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Loofer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loofer is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Loofer.

How Common Is The Last Name Loofer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Loofer are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 1,425,729. In South Africa Loofer is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 97 percent reside and Gauteng, where 3 percent reside. Not including South Africa it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Loofer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Loofer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Loofer surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Loofer Last Name Statistics demography

Loofer earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.01% less than the national average, earning R 209,100 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loofe91116/
Lofer9130/
Loffer83463/
Loefer8336/
Loyfer8327/
Loifer8321/
Loufer8319/
Lofere831/
Lofier831/
Lojfer831/
Loofey830/
Lofe80278/
Loffert77111/
Lohfert7752/
Loeffer7743/
Louffer7714/
Loifert775/
Loepfer771/
Lhoefer771/
Lafer733,688/
Lotfe731,107/
Loofi73160/
Lofey73146/
Lufer73109/
Loffe7371/
Lofea7349/
Lofei7348/
Lofeu7346/
Lofre7330/
Lofes7325/
Lofet7312/
Lohfe7311/
Lofee737/
Lopfe736/
Loufe735/
Lofez734/
Loofa731/
Loofy731/
Loife731/
Lüfer731/
Losfe731/
Lófer731/
Lovfe731/
Lofie731/
Lhofe730/
Lowffert711/
Louffert711/
Laufer6714,617/
Lafeer671,877/
Lotfet671,731/
Lasfer671,674/
Lupfer67954/
Lotfey67786/
Laffer67672/
Loffet67278/
Lafere67252/
Laafer67240/
Lafeur67214/
Lawfer67129/
Lafeir67107/
Leufer67102/
Lafear6786/
Lafert6769/
Lafehr6765/
Loffre6755/
Laferr6737/
Luffer6732/
Lotfee6724/
Loutfe6718/
Loffeu6717/
Lotffe678/
Lopher676/
Lotfei675/
Loufei674/
Loffee674/
Loffey673/
Luofei673/
Liufer672/
Lafier672/
Louffe672/
Llofre672/
Lootfi672/
Loffie671/
Lhofir671/
Laferz671/
Lafher671/
Lahfer671/
Lhofei671/
Lofiey671/
Loufeï671/
Loufir671/
L'Hoffert671/
Loopfi671/
Lootfy671/
Loodfi671/
Loufie670/
Lofhes670/
Laferd670/
Loofay670/
Louffeher670/
Lhafer670/

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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 Loofer
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