Lotfi Surname
Approximately 152,148 people bear this surname
Lotfi Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'a person with kindness and beneficence which are the attributes of God'. It also refers to Lotfalikhan Zand, former king of Iran.
Lotfi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 106,628 | 1:720 | 80 |
| Morocco | 24,367 | 1:1,415 | 63 |
| Egypt | 7,108 | 1:12,934 | 1,547 |
| Iraq | 2,641 | 1:13,261 | 938 |
| Syria | 2,182 | 1:8,846 | 837 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,590 | 1:19,406 | 2,666 |
| Algeria | 1,176 | 1:32,850 | 5,970 |
| Lebanon | 1,142 | 1:4,936 | 878 |
| Jordan | 1,094 | 1:8,083 | 1,557 |
| France | 688 | 1:96,545 | 14,116 |
| United States | 591 | 1:613,298 | 49,723 |
| Malaysia | 479 | 1:61,575 | 4,612 |
| Yemen | 341 | 1:77,494 | 5,224 |
| Spain | 309 | 1:151,301 | 11,169 |
| Tunisia | 282 | 1:2,165 | 256 |
| Canada | 196 | 1:187,988 | 18,553 |
| Brazil | 192 | 1:1,114,970 | 38,938 |
| Kuwait | 174 | 1:21,843 | 2,878 |
| United Arab Emirates | 140 | 1:65,445 | 6,155 |
| Qatar | 87 | 1:27,103 | 2,847 |
| Germany | 85 | 1:947,123 | 66,306 |
| Sweden | 84 | 1:117,223 | 8,378 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| Afghanistan | 53 | 1:606,664 | 7,075 |
| Belgium | 47 | 1:244,609 | 30,321 |
| Netherlands | 41 | 1:411,882 | 42,990 |
| Norway | 34 | 1:151,244 | 18,822 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Hungary | 31 | 1:316,654 | 23,519 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Palestine | 24 | 1:189,535 | 9,079 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Russia | 14 | 1:10,294,504 | 334,277 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
The alternate forms: Lótfi (1) & Lôtfi (1) are calculated separately.
Lotfi (69,145) may also be a first name.
Lotfi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'a person with kindness and beneficence which are the attributes of God'. It also refers to Lotfalikhan Zand, former king of Iran.
- nirvanaLotfi Demographics
Lotfi Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Lotfi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lotfi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lotfi (Russian: Лотфи) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Lótfi or Lôtfi. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lotfi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,691st most widespread last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 47,898 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Lotfi reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 70 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 14,012th most common first name in the world, held by 69,145 people.
This last name is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 106,628 people, or 1 in 720. In Iran it is most frequent in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 8 percent are found and East Azerbaijan Province, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Iran Lotfi occurs in 74 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 16 percent are found and Egypt, where 5 percent are found.
Lotfi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Lotfi surname is predominantly Maronite (57%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those bearing the Lotfi last name are 1.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.1% registered with the political party.
The amount Lotfi earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 18.62% more than the national average, earning 410,503 kr per year; in United States they earn 36.46% more than the national average, earning $58,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $51,566 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lotfi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lotfi in the Russian language | ||
| Лотфи | lotfi | - |
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Footnotes
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