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Where Does The Last Name Lauf Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lauf (Russian: Лауф) occurs most in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lauf? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 191,340^th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,308,010 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Lauf live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 945 people, or 1 in 85,191. In Germany Lauf is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent reside, Hesse, where 16 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside.

Lauf Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Lauf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lauf surname increased 1,024 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 222 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lauf Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Lauf surname are 5.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lauf earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.46% more than the national average, earning R 312,396 per year; in United States they earn 6.92% less than the national average, earning $40,163 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.93% more than the national average, earning $54,122 CAD per year.