Löfdahl Surname
Approximately 832 people bear this surname
Löfdahl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 800 | 1:12,308 | 1,066 |
| Finland | 20 | 1:274,835 | 20,939 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Lofdahl (347) are calculated separately.
Löfdahl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Löfdahl Come From? nationality or country of origin
Löfdahl occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Lofdahl. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Löfdahl? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 417,776th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 8,759,070 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Löfdahl live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in Scandinavia.
The surname Löfdahl is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 800 people, or 1 in 12,308. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 22 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent live and Skåne County, where 12 percent live. Aside from Sweden this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 2 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.
Löfdahl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Löfdahl has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lofdahl | 95 | 347 | / |
| Löfdal | 92 | 30 | / |
| Lövdahl | 86 | 383 | / |
| Löwdahl | 86 | 50 | / |
| Lefdahl | 86 | 46 | / |
| Lafdahl | 86 | 0 | / |
| Loefdahl | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lafdal | 77 | 313 | / |
| Lefdal | 77 | 240 | / |
| Lövdal | 77 | 51 | / |
| Lofdal | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lovdahl | 71 | 399 | / |
| Lafdhal | 71 | 55 | / |
| Lefdhal | 71 | 44 | / |
| Levdahl | 71 | 16 | / |
| Lawdahl | 71 | 11 | / |
| Lofdhal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lofdall | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lefdheil | 67 | 9 | / |
| Loevdahl | 67 | 4 | / |
| Loewdahl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lefdhail | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lovdal | 62 | 111 | / |
| Lewdal | 62 | 3 | / |
| Lafdoul | 57 | 9 | / |
| Hlavdal | 57 | 3 | / |
| Lovdall | 57 | 0 | / |
| Levdheil | 53 | 5 | / |
| Lavdhall | 53 | 5 | / |
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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
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- 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 Löfdahl
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