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

Lauf (Russian: Лауф) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 191,340^th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,308,010 people. The surname is mostly 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 common in Germany, where it is held by 945 people, or 1 in 85,191. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent live, Hesse, where 16 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent live. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and The Netherlands, where 5 percent live.

Lauf Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Lauf has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 Lauf are 5.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.27% 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.