Laff Surname

563,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Laff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2401:1,510,246102,670
Russia2101:686,30058,624
England351:1,591,94567,242
Belarus311:306,48634,064
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Laff (17) may also be a first name.

Laff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laff (Russian: Лафф) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Laff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 563,577th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,967,164 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Laff reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Laff is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 1,510,246. In The United States Laff is most common in: California, where 34 percent live, Illinois, where 20 percent live and Colorado, where 13 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 37 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Laff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Laff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Laff surname grew 558 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 292 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Laff last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States Laff are 19.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.13% being registered with the party.

The amount Laff earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 14.16% more than the national average, earning $49,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.08% more than the national average, earning $55,683 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauff891,575/
Laffe8991/
Laaff8950/
Leaff8948/
Latff8916/
Lyaff891/
Laffs891/
Lawff891/
Lahff891/
Laiff891/
Lafft890/
Laf86842/
Lauffs80386/
Leaffe802/
Laffût801/
Laaffe800/
Leaf756,194/
Loff753,446/
Lauf752,203/
Layf75574/
Lafe75482/
Latf75329/
Laif75226/
Laaf75175/
Lyaf75140/
Laft7534/
Lhaf7531/
Lawf755/
Lafs754/
Lazf753/
Lapf753/
Lajf752/
Lasf752/
Lafh752/
Lahf751/
Lafp751/
Lafz751/
Liaf751/
Ladf751/
Liahaff7317/
Laufs671,229/
Leafe67778/
Lohff67450/
Lahaf67403/
Lhafe67236/
Lashf67231/
Lofft67179/
Looff67142/
Laufe6793/
Loffe6771/
Laitf6744/
Lauft6738/
Lauffová6714/
Leiff6713/
Llasf679/
Laife679/
Louff679/
Liaft675/
Hlaft675/
Lattf674/
Latfe673/
Laafe672/
Lauwf672/
Lyoff671/
Lgoff671/
Leafs671/
Layfh671/
Laaft671/
Leuff671/
Lgafh671/
Lathf671/
Lazft671/
Laudf671/

Laff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laff in the Russian language
Лаффlaff-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Laff
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