Löfvén Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Löfvén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Löfvén Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Löfven (34) & Lofven (11) are calculated separately.

Löfvén Last Name Facts

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

Löfvén is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Löfven or Lofven. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Löfvén? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Löfvén occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Löfvén live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widely held in Sweden, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 246,169. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Västmanland County, where 33 percent live, Stockholm County, where 25 percent live and Skåne County, where 18 percent live. Beside Sweden this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Löfven9434/
Lofven8911/
Löfvin8315/
Lfvn802/
Löfving77544/
Leufvén7745/
Lafavn671/
Leufven6218/
Loefven621/
Lefvain620/

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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
  • 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 Löfvén
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