Where Does The Last Name Laaf Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Laaf is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Laaf? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 1,295,379^th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Laaf are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 797,084. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 91 percent live, Hesse, where 6 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent live. Barring Germany Laaf occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Aruba, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.

Laaf Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Laaf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Laaf surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.