Lotfi Surname

3,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152,148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran106,6281:72080
Morocco24,3671:1,41563
Egypt7,1081:12,9341,547
Iraq2,6411:13,261938
Syria2,1821:8,846837
Saudi Arabia1,5901:19,4062,666
Algeria1,1761:32,8505,970
Lebanon1,1421:4,936878
Jordan1,0941:8,0831,557
France6881:96,54514,116
United States5911:613,29849,723
Malaysia4791:61,5754,612
Yemen3411:77,4945,224
Spain3091:151,30111,169
Tunisia2821:2,165256
Canada1961:187,98818,553
Brazil1921:1,114,97038,938
Kuwait1741:21,8432,878
United Arab Emirates1401:65,4456,155
Qatar871:27,1032,847
Germany851:947,12366,306
Sweden841:117,2238,378
England651:857,20145,134
Afghanistan531:606,6647,075
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Norway341:151,24418,822
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Hungary311:316,65423,519
Australia301:899,85754,700
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Palestine241:189,5359,079
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Libya161:390,2481,390
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Wales51:618,90625,852
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
China41:341,830,39216,990
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Iceland21:190,0456,825
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malta11:430,2723,380
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

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.

- nirvana

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lótfi931/
Lôtfi931/
Loutfi9113,148/
Lotffi9132/
Lottfi9123/
Lotfie9120/
Lotfiy9110/
Lothfi919/
Lotfei915/
Llotfi914/
Lootfi912/
Lotfid911/
Lotfih911/
Lofi89355/
Loutfie8315/
Lotfieh8311/
Lotfish831/
Loutfis831/
Lotfy80108,710/
Lutfi8045,532/
Lotfe801,107/
Loffi80866/
Latfi80730/
Loofi80160/
Loufi80144/
Lofoi8056/
Lütfi8055/
Lofyi8050/
Lofei8048/
Lodfi8025/
Lotfa8013/
Lofai8012/
Luofi8011/
Lofio806/
Letfi806/
Lofis805/
Lofiy805/
Lopfi803/
Lofit801/
Lofiz801/
Lotfé801/
Lotfı801/
Lyofi801/
Lofie801/
Loethfie7716/
Luthfi736,115/
Loutfy734,007/
Lotfet731,731/
Lotfey73786/
Lutfhi73364/
Lottfy73340/
Lutfie73204/
Lyutfi73142/
Lautfi73142/
Loufid73137/
Laatfi73137/
Lutfih73114/
Loedfi7336/
Luttfi7333/
Lotfeh7328/
Lotfee7324/
Loffio7323/
Lhutfi7318/
Loutfe7318/
Lothfy7313/
Lutfiy7310/
Llutfi7310/
Lotphi739/
Lotffe738/
Latffi738/
Hlutfi737/
Lofish734/
Loufei734/
Lousfi734/
Latfie734/
Lathfi734/
Lotfay734/
Lotfuy734/
Luotfy734/
Lutffi734/
Luofei733/
Loffis732/
Lutfii732/
Loufai732/
Loufis732/
Lattfi732/
Loffie731/
Lofith731/
Lujtfi731/
Lutfij731/
Lhofei731/
Lofiey731/
Liofis731/
Lothfa731/
Lotffy731/
Lotfyy731/
Lodfai731/
Loopfi731/
Lootfy731/
Loodfi731/
Lutdfi731/
Loufie730/
Loffit730/
Lafi6715,368/
Lofa672,221/
Lofy67653/
Lofe67278/
Luthfie67265/
Luthfhi6725/
Luthffi6714/
Loutphi6712/
Lothphi674/
Lutfhie673/
Lathfie673/
Loetphi672/
Lutfije672/
Lutfieh671/
Lofj671/
Luthfei671/
Loffitt670/
Loffish670/

Lotfi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lotfi in the Russian language
Лотфиlotfi-

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