Lauenstein Surname

221,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lauenstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lauenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,3441:59,9007,720
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
Switzerland461:178,54216,145
Denmark421:134,39812,049
Australia411:658,43245,385
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Swaziland91:144,244719
Austria91:946,15970,786
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Lauenstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lauenstein is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lauenstein? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lauenstein is the 221,768th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,962,776 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Lauenstein reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,344 people, or 1 in 59,900. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 49 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Germany this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.

Lauenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lauenstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lauenstein last name increased 1,195 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lauenstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lauenstein surname are 4.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.47% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lauenstein earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.35% less than the national average, earning $41,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.61% less than the national average, earning $33,479 CAD per year.

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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 Lauenstein
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