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

The last name Laufen is found most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Laufen.

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

This surname is the 1,649,806^th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. The surname Laufen is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Laufen are found; 90 percent are found in Western Europe and 90 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Laufen is also the 2,694,839^th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 17 people.

The last name Laufen is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 789,269. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live and Bavaria, where 1 percent live. Outside of Germany it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Laufen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Laufen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Laufen last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.