Lanfers Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lanfers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lanfers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lanfers Last Name Facts

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

Lanfers occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lanfers.

How Common Is The Last Name Lanfers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lanfers is the 2,106,139th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Lanfers occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Lanfers live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 1,118,131. In Germany Lanfers is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent are found and Bavaria, where 7 percent are found. Beside Germany Lanfers is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Lanfers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lanfers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lanfers last name declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenfers86526/
Lamfers86421/
Lanvers86326/
Lanveros802/
Lanfares801/
L'Anvers801/
Lannefors7541/
Lenfersii751/
Linfors7162/
Lenvers7147/
Linvers7140/
Lenfors7113/
Lönnfors67276/
Lonnfors6716/
Lenefors6714/
Leinfors678/
Lennfors675/
Lönefors674/
L'Envers672/
Lønnfors671/
Linnfors671/
Linfroos671/
Leanvres671/
Lanphris670/
Linevers670/
Lamphers670/
Lamphears631/
Lomfors5711/
Lamphirs530/

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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 Lanfers
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