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

Laufen is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 1,649,806^th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Laufen live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe. Laufen is also the 2,694,839^th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 17 people.

It is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 789,269. In Germany Laufen is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 81 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent are found and Bavaria, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Laufen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Laufen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laufen surname grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.