Löf Surname
Approximately 2,525 people bear this surname
Löf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2,179 | 1:4,519 | 430 |
| Finland | 292 | 1:18,824 | 2,684 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Lof (1,646) are calculated separately.
Löf Demographics
Average Löf Salary in
Norway
372,843 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Löf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Löf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Löf occurs most in Sweden. It can occur as a variant: Lof. For other possible spellings of Löf click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Löf? popularity and diffusion
Löf is the 170,657th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,886,157 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Löf reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name Löf is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 2,179 people, or 1 in 4,519. In Sweden Löf is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 22 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent are found and Gävleborg County, where 12 percent are found. Barring Sweden this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 12 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.
Löf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Löf has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 84 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Löf Last Name Statistics demography
Löf earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 7.73% more than the national average, earning 372,843 kr per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lof | 89 | 1,646 | / |
| Lööf | 86 | 1,370 | / |
| Löfs | 86 | 42 | / |
| Löhf | 86 | 30 | / |
| Löff | 86 | 22 | / |
| Löwf | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lf | 80 | 168 | / |
| Löpfe | 75 | 293 | / |
| Löfås | 75 | 35 | / |
| Lööwf | 75 | 14 | / |
| Lööfh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lööfw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Löw | 67 | 10,300 | / |
| Löb | 67 | 1,872 | / |
| Lif | 67 | 1,431 | / |
| Laf | 67 | 842 | / |
| Löv | 67 | 366 | / |
| Lef | 67 | 301 | / |
| Luf | 67 | 227 | / |
| Láf | 67 | 39 | / |
| Løf | 67 | 31 | / |
| Lyf | 67 | 25 | / |
| Lfy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Llf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hlf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lfo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lfa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lfh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lfu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lwf | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wlf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ljf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lfi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lhf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lfw | 67 | 2 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Löf
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis