Laubscher Surname

48,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Laubscher Surname Definition:

“One who cuts down foliage” (“Laub” in German), Scher. (Compare “Shear” in English.)

Laubscher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7,8511:6,901886
Switzerland8441:9,7311,590
United States8411:430,98637,180
Germany5761:139,76616,949
England1381:403,75427,757
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
Australia811:333,28028,364
Chile761:231,7967,107
France281:2,372,240182,981
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

Laubscher (38) may also be a first name.

Laubscher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“One who cuts down foliage” (“Laub” in German), Scher. (Compare “Shear” in English.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Laubscher Last Name Facts

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

Laubscher is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laubscher? popularity and diffusion

The last name Laubscher is the 48,579th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 686,727 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Laubscher reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 38 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 7,851 people, or 1 in 6,901. In South Africa Laubscher is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 37 percent are found, Gauteng, where 30 percent are found and North West, where 6 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Laubscher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Laubscher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Laubscher last name grew 858 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laubscher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Laubscher surname are 18.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.88% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Laubscher earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.08% more than the national average, earning R 435,072 per year and in United States they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $41,080 USD per year.

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