Lauf Surname

191,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Lauf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lauf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9451:85,19110,764
United States6451:561,95246,273
Netherlands1101:153,52022,896
Slovakia911:58,64211,313
Hungary641:153,37913,789
Austria381:224,09027,245
Poland361:1,055,79973,637
Belgium311:370,85940,209
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
France291:2,290,439180,028
Australia281:964,13257,058
Israel221:388,98331,283
England201:2,785,90397,972
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Lauf Last Name Facts

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

Lauf (Russian: Лауф) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lauf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 191,340th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,308,010 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Lauf reside; 53 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

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

Lauf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lauf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lauf last name 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 holding the Lauf last name are 5.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.27% registered with the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauff891,575/
Laufs891,229/
Laufe8993/
Lauft8938/
Lauwf892/
Laudf891/
Layuf891/
Laf86842/
Luf86227/
Lajouf80524/
Lauffs80386/
Layouf803/
Laufth801/
Laouef801/
Luft7516,757/
Laub759,170/
Luff757,557/
Leaf756,194/
Lauw752,264/
Louf75902/
Luef75815/
Lutf75803/
Layf75574/
Laff75562/
Lafe75482/
Luif75474/
Latf75329/
Laif75226/
Lauv75186/
Laaf75175/
Lufe75154/
Lyaf75140/
Leuf75107/
Laft7534/
Lhaf7531/
Luyf7516/
Laef758/
Lawf755/
Lafs754/
Hluf754/
Lapf753/
Lazf753/
Lafh752/
Lufs752/
Lasf752/
Lajf752/
Lufp751/
Lupf751/
Ladf751/
Liaf751/
Lujf751/
Lahf751/
Lufh751/
Lafp751/
Lafz751/
Laufová7381/
Lyuft672,976/
Liauw671,534/
Leafe67778/
Lahaf67403/
Lhafe67236/
Lashf67231/
Loutf67180/
Lufft67115/
Luffe67105/
Laffe6791/
Luijf6768/
Laaff6750/
Leaff6748/
Laitf6744/
Lyauv6735/
Laiif6719/
Loufs6719/
Latff6716/
Lehaf6715/
Lauffová6714/
Hlaub6713/
Luiyf6712/
Loudf6712/
Lueff6712/
Lauvs6711/
Louff679/
Layub679/
Laife679/
Llasf679/
Laief677/
Layif677/
Lutfe677/
Lyaub676/
Layef675/
Laiuw675/
Loufe675/
Hlaft675/
Liaft675/
Laiuv674/
Lattf674/
Lauws674/
Lauph673/
Lawef673/
Latfe673/
Lajaf673/
Laafe672/
Llauw672/
Liuft672/
Lajif672/
Luthf672/
Luief671/
Luisf671/
Louft671/
Liyaf671/
Lhauw671/
Laffs671/
Leafs671/
Laubh671/
Laueb671/
Lawff671/
Lahff671/
Laiff671/
Hlouf671/
Layaf671/
Louhf671/
Luftt671/
Layfh671/
L'Huf671/
Laaft671/
Leuff671/
Lyaff671/
Luiof671/
Liutf671/
Lyuuf671/
Lgafh671/
Lathf671/
Lazft671/
Layuw671/
Luffs670/
Lafft670/
Hluff670/

Lauf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lauf in the Russian language
Лауфlauf-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lauf
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