Nordlöf Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nordlöf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nordlöf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6901:14,2711,226
Norway71:734,61250,907
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Nordlof (206) are calculated separately.

Nordlöf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nordlöf occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Nordlof. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nordlöf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 477,400th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 10,410,780 people. Nordlöf occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Nordlöf live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 690 people, or 1 in 14,271. In Sweden Nordlöf is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent are found, Västernorrland County, where 22 percent are found and Dalarna County, where 7 percent are found. Other than Sweden this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 1 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nordlof95206/
Nordelöf9313/
Nord Löf931/
Nordlf9212/
Nordlöw8652/
Nordlöv8641/
Nordolf863/
Nordløf861/
Nordlaf861/
Nordloef8033/
Nordloff8013/
Nordleaf808/
Nordleif807/
Nordolof801/
Nordolfo801/
Nordellf800/
Nordløv712/
Nordulv711/
Nordlov711/
Nordholv671/
Nordolph670/

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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 Nordlöf
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