Løf Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Norway

Løf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Løf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Norway151:342,81932,589

The alternate forms: Lf (168) are calculated separately.

Løf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Løf is found most in Denmark. It can occur as: Lf. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Løf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Løf is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Løf is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Løf reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 352,795. In Denmark Løf is most numerous in: Region Zealand, where 63 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 31 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 6 percent are found. Not including Denmark this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 48 percent are found.

Løf Last Name Statistics demography

Løf earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 29.06% less than the national average, earning 245,515 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lf93168/
Løff8671/
Løvf8618/
Løøf865/
Løw67102/
Løb6736/
Lft6721/
Hlf679/
Llf679/
Løv677/
Lfh676/
Lwf675/
Lpf674/
Lff674/
Lvf673/
Lfs673/
Lfz673/
Lhf672/
Lfe672/
Lfp672/

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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 Løf
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