Lööf Surname

281,605th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lööf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lööf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,3421:7,337679
Norway121:428,52437,411
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

The alternate forms: Loof (2,615) are calculated separately.

Lööf Last Name Facts

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

Lööf occurs most in Sweden. It can also occur as: Loof. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lööf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 281,605th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,319,377 people. The last name Lööf occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lööf reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Lööf is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 1,342 people, or 1 in 7,337. In Sweden Lööf is primarily found in: Västra Götaland County, where 21 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 19 percent reside and Värmland County, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Sweden Lööf is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Lööf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lööf has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lööf Last Name Statistics demography

Lööf earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.57% less than the national average, earning 316,427 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lööwf8914/
Lööfh892/
Lööfw891/
Löf862,525/
Loof832,615/
Lööv75771/
Lööw75562/
Löhf7530/
Löff7522/
Lööb7518/
Lövö755/
Löwf754/
Lf67168/
Löövi6726/
Lööve671/

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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 Lööf
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