Laaf Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Aruba

Laaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1011:797,08458,657
Aruba231:4,499638
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Laaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laaf occurs most in Germany. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Laaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Laaf is the 1,295,379th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The surname Laaf is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Laaf live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Laaf is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 797,084. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 91 percent live, Hesse, where 6 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent live. Beside Germany this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs 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 bearing the Laaf surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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
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  • 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 Laaf
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