Lotfian Surname

157,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Lotfian 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.

Lotfian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2,7081:28,3543,445
United States421:8,629,975373,648
England131:4,286,005132,302
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Lotfian (30) may also be a first name.

Lotfian 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.

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Lotfian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lotfian is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lotfian.

How Common Is The Last Name Lotfian? popularity and diffusion

It is the 157,100th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,616,713 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Lotfian are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 30 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 2,708 people, or 1 in 28,354. In Iran it is primarily found in: Tehran Province, where 17 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 13 percent live and Hamadan Province, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Lotfian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lotfian last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

Lotfian earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.08% more than the national average, earning $57,856 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lotfijan931/
Lotfiean931/
Lofian922/
Lutfian86186/
Luthfian8011/
Lafian7753/
Lofyan771/
Lofiam771/
Lutfiatin75131/
Hlatfiang751/
Ludfian71198/
Lutfyan7132/
Lafihan7119/
Loffyan718/
Lutfhianne713/
Lophian712/
Lhafian712/
Lyafian711/
Lafiand711/
Lhafiane67143/
Lafajian6711/
Lafean62105/
Lafione571/
Lafihoune5010/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lotfian
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