Laffer Surname

492,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 672 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Laffer Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) The Yiddish form of Laufer, a traveling furrier. The name often appears as Leiffer.

Laffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2641:1,372,95195,166
Austria1281:66,52710,251
Switzerland1071:76,7568,915
Australia701:385,65331,598
Hungary311:316,65423,519
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
England51:11,143,612252,590
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Laffer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) The Yiddish form of Laufer, a traveling furrier. The name often appears as Leiffer.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Laffer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laffer (Russian: Лаффер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Laffer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laffer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Laffer is the 492,243rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,844,562 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Laffer live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 264 people, or 1 in 1,372,951. In The United States Laffer is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 22 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Florida, where 14 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 19 percent live and Switzerland, where 16 percent live.

Laffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Laffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Laffer last name expanded 352 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 74 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Laffer surname are 6.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.62% being registered with the party.

The amount Laffer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.86% less than the national average, earning R 81,132 per year; in United States they earn 23.3% more than the national average, earning $53,201 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.42% less than the national average, earning $49,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauffer923,571/
Laffere92168/
Laffert92130/
Leaffer9262/
Lawffer9224/
Laffier924/
Laffeur923/
Laffeer922/
Laeffer922/
Lafer913,688/
Laffe9191/
Lafferre86229/
Laffertt8612/
Lauffeer861/
Lauffert861/
Lafferth860/
Laufer8314,617/
Laffey833,348/
Lafeer831,877/
Lasfer831,674/
Laffir83770/
Leffer83476/
Loffer83463/
Lafere83252/
Laifer83248/
Laafer83240/
Lafeur83214/
Lawfer83129/
Laffet83126/
Laffez83115/
Lafeir83107/
Lafear8386/
Leafer8369/
Lafert8369/
Laffee8369/
Lafehr8365/
Laffie8349/
Layfer8345/
Laferr8337/
Laffea8315/
Löffer8310/
Laefer839/
Laffei837/
Lajfer835/
Laffre832/
Leaffe832/
Lafier832/
Laferz831/
Lafher831/
Lahfer831/
Léffer831/
Laffée831/
Laaffe830/
Laferd830/
Lhafer830/
Lafe80482/
Löffert77277/
Leiffer77191/
Laufert77154/
Loffert77111/
Loeffer7743/
Lyaufer7736/
Lafertt7732/
Laifert7721/
Leuffer7721/
Laferre7715/
Lyayfer7715/
Leyffer7715/
Louffer7714/
Lauffet7712/
Läffert7711/
Lajfert778/
Lyaifer774/
Leffier773/
Layfert773/
Laffeas772/
Lassfer772/
Lhafeer771/
Laffitr771/
Leaferd771/
Leaufer771/
Lapfert771/
Laufere771/
Laffesh771/
Leeffer771/
Laffire770/
Laufear770/
Laffett770/
Leffeir770/
Laufier770/
Laupfer770/
Lawferd770/
Laufher770/
Lauferd770/
Lapferd770/
Lawfert770/
Laufferova751/
Laufferová751/
Lafet73127,378/
Lafir733,629/
Laffi731,152/
Lefer731,098/
Leafe73778/
Lafee73360/
Laffy73276/
Lhafe73236/
Laufe7393/
Lafey7381/
Laffa7375/
Loffe7371/
Lafea7341/
Lafeu7333/
Lofer7330/
Lafie7327/
Laife739/
Lafre736/
Lafée735/
Latfe733/
Laafe732/
Lafes731/
Lófer731/
Lafeh731/
Lafez731/
Laffé731/
Laffaire71343/
Laffeach71176/
Laferova7147/
Leiffert7110/
Leafeare717/
Loeffier713/
Lowffert711/
Lasferre711/
Louffert711/
Laferová711/
Laffeitz710/
Laufhear710/
Leifer673,173/
Laffay671,099/
Leyfer67337/
Loffet67278/
Leufer67102/
Lefear6794/
Lafeet6755/
Loffre6755/
Lafair6753/
Llafet6747/
Leafey6744/
Loofer6742/
Leefer6740/
Lauferová6739/
Loefer6736/
Lefier6733/
Lafère6731/
Lehfer6728/
Loyfer6727/
Latfee6727/
Lefeur6725/
Loifer6721/
Loufer6719/
Loffeu6717/
Liaffa6716/
Lafeae6712/
L'Affeach6710/
Lauffi6710/
Lasfir679/
Lotffe678/
Latffi678/
Lafhej677/
Laiffa676/
Laffit675/
Löpfer675/
Laffoy674/
Lefher674/
Lefeir674/
Laafir674/
Loffee674/
Loffey673/
Laiferova673/
Laiferová673/
Lapher672/
Lefeer672/
Leferr672/
Louffe672/
Lafeez672/
Lafire672/
Lauferova672/
Laffai672/
Laiffi672/
Loffie671/
Lafeat671/
Laffui671/
Lefehr671/
Layferova671/
Lofere671/
Laufey671/
Leafea671/
Lafesh671/
Lofier671/
Lojfer671/
Laufed671/
Laufet671/
Laufie671/
Lahfeh671/
Lafeeh671/
Lafest671/
Lafeuh671/
Lafhir671/
L'Hoffert671/
Lhafed671/
Laafie671/
Leiffe671/
Lafett670/
Louffeher670/
Hlefer670/
Lafoir670/
Lafoey670/

Laffer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laffer in the Russian language
Лафферlaffer-

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