Laffers Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Laffers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laffers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
France91:7,380,302306,885
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Lafférs (4) are calculated separately.

Laffers Last Name Facts

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

Laffers occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Lafférs. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laffers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Laffers is the 3,543,123rd most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. Laffers is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Laffers are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Laffers is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 41 percent are found, Hesse, where 35 percent are found and Berlin, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lafférs954/
Lafers920/
Leffers861,568/
Löffers8653/
Leafers8640/
Laufers8634/
Lafears8613/
Loffers862/
Laffersová822/
Laffersova821/
Leeffers80101/
Loeffers8042/
Leiffers804/
Lafferce800/
Lefers77370/
Lafors7732/
Lofers771/
Lafars770/
Leefers71261/
Lafirst7128/
Leifers7118/
Lavfors716/
Lafférsová715/
Laufors712/
Laphers711/
Laferce710/
Leffirs710/
Laforsch6788/
Leaphers673/
Lefors62235/
Lofors6211/
Lövfors5723/
Lophers575/
Leifors573/
Ålefors572/
Lafreze570/
Åhlefors532/
Ållefors531/
Louphers530/

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