Lauer Surname

12,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lauer Surname Definition:

(German) One who tans skins; one who fights by ambushing another; one who came from Lau or Laue (lion), in Germany.

Lauer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany20,7911:3,872430
United States16,7951:21,5812,723
France2,7241:24,3842,888
Brazil1,9661:108,8884,106
Canada4611:79,9258,933
Poland3281:115,88017,353
Austria2311:36,8635,966
Australia2261:119,45013,170
Hungary2061:47,6525,093
Russia1781:809,68066,288
Czechia1531:69,50011,666
Switzerland1301:63,1767,791
Israel961:89,14210,512
England901:619,09036,665
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
Romania741:271,32325,089
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Thailand551:1,284,334183,539
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Luxembourg341:17,0753,795
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Sweden311:317,63722,171
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Paraguay251:289,4704,710
Chile211:838,88017,964
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Finland121:458,05828,977
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Norway91:571,36544,190
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Denmark71:806,38843,211
China51:273,464,31313,838
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7101:29,3683,571

Lauer (86) may also be a first name.

Lauer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who tans skins; one who fights by ambushing another; one who came from Lau or Laue (lion), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lauer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lauer (Russian: Лауэр) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lauer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lauer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lauer is the 12,460th most numerous last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 161,658 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Lauer live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe. Lauer is also the 1,032,266th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 86 people.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 20,791 people, or 1 in 3,872. In Germany Lauer is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 19 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent live and Saarland, where 16 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 81 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Lauer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lauer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 982 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 818 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lauer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (78%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Lauer surname are 16.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.55% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lauer earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 8.07% less than the national average, earning 318,143 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 3.84% less than the national average, earning R 228,504 per year; in United States they earn 8.49% more than the national average, earning $46,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.05% more than the national average, earning $57,159 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laouer911,946/
Lauert9187/
Lauwer9161/
Lauyer9121/
Lahuer916/
Lauier913/
Lauere913/
Lyauer912/
Lauuer911/
Laur897,978/
Luer89771/
Laer89603/
Laaouer8327/
Lauwert832/
Lauerre831/
Llaujer831/
Lauwerd831/
Laure8015,491/
Lawer807,973/
Layer804,452/
Laier803,304/
Leuer801,086/
Louer80961/
Lahur80775/
Lajur80731/
Lajer80634/
Luyer80199/
Layur8080/
Laurd8030/
Liaer8020/
Lyaer8012/
Lujer8010/
Liuer808/
Lhuer805/
Lautr805/
Lyuer802/
Laerh801/
Laurt801/
Luier801/
Laurr801/
Laurì801/
Laurė801/
Laerì801/
Hlaer800/
Lauerová77123/
Lauwerth7727/
Lauerova7710/
Lahouere775/
Lagger732,153/
Layher731,141/
Lugger73659/
Lawerh73485/
Llaure73368/
Lawere73281/
Louyer73249/
Lahier7382/
Layour7369/
Layere7342/
Lahaur7342/
Luiere7325/
Layerd7321/
Lajour7315/
Lujere7310/
Laurre738/
Lawier737/
Laiher735/
Layure734/
Lahyer732/
Laiour732/
Lahwer732/
Lhuyer732/
Laurth732/
Lhaure731/
Laheir731/
Layeer731/
Lawerr731/
Lawert731/
Laajer731/
Lauior731/
Luieer731/
Luiher731/
Lawerz731/
Laurìe731/
Lajier731/
Laiert731/
Lajurt731/
Louerd731/
Laiure731/
Lajeer731/
Lahiur731/
Lahjur731/
Lauyar731/
Lauiar730/
Leuher730/
Lear6716,808/
Lair6712,331/
Lier676,834/
Leer674,224/
Loer671,381/
Lour671,218/
Laurová67625/
Leur67338/
Leir67214/
Lyer67153/
Layr67151/
Laihour67109/
Laurova6787/
Lahiere6742/
Louhier6718/
Lahjour6713/
Luir6711/
Lahaver6710/
Lajoure678/
Lajr677/
Laurowa674/
Leyr672/
Laujare672/
Llajure672/
Lejr672/
Laheere671/
Lauthrt671/
Léar671/
Lahawer671/
Leàr671/
Luihier671/
Laihurt671/
Lawerre670/
Leuhier670/

Lauer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lauer in the Russian language
Лауэрlauer-

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