Lauer Surname
Approximately 45,080 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 20,791 | 1:3,872 | 430 |
| United States | 16,795 | 1:21,581 | 2,723 |
| France | 2,724 | 1:24,384 | 2,888 |
| Brazil | 1,966 | 1:108,888 | 4,106 |
| Canada | 461 | 1:79,925 | 8,933 |
| Poland | 328 | 1:115,880 | 17,353 |
| Austria | 231 | 1:36,863 | 5,966 |
| Australia | 226 | 1:119,450 | 13,170 |
| Hungary | 206 | 1:47,652 | 5,093 |
| Russia | 178 | 1:809,680 | 66,288 |
| Czechia | 153 | 1:69,500 | 11,666 |
| Switzerland | 130 | 1:63,176 | 7,791 |
| Israel | 96 | 1:89,142 | 10,512 |
| England | 90 | 1:619,090 | 36,665 |
| Netherlands | 76 | 1:222,200 | 29,701 |
| Romania | 74 | 1:271,323 | 25,089 |
| Argentina | 59 | 1:724,465 | 49,289 |
| Thailand | 55 | 1:1,284,334 | 183,539 |
| Estonia | 42 | 1:31,472 | 5,782 |
| Luxembourg | 34 | 1:17,075 | 3,795 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1:141,510 | 16,640 |
| Sweden | 31 | 1:317,637 | 22,171 |
| South Africa | 31 | 1:1,747,668 | 84,236 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Paraguay | 25 | 1:289,470 | 4,710 |
| Chile | 21 | 1:838,880 | 17,964 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Kazakhstan | 18 | 1:982,361 | 58,740 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Transnistria | 5 | 1:94,940 | 11,199 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,710 | 1:29,368 | 3,571 |
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.
Lauer Demographics
Average Lauer Salary in
United States
$46,814 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lauer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lauer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lauer (Russian: Лауэр) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lauer? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 12,460th most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 161,658 people. Lauer is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Lauer reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Lauer is also the 1,032,266th most prevalent forename world-wide. It is borne by 86 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 20,791 people, or 1 in 3,872. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 19 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent are found and Saarland, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Germany Lauer is found in 81 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.
Lauer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lauer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lauer 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 holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (78%) in Russia.
In The United States Lauer are 16.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.55% being registered to vote for the 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
Lauer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lauer in the Russian language | ||
| Лауэр | lauer | - |
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