Laufer Surname
Approximately 14,617 people bear this surname
Laufer Surname User-submission:
It is an occupational surname, from old German lazer (bloodletter, i.e. a physician) or luzen (hunter). May also be a location-based surname from Lauscha, Germany.
Laufer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,618 | 1:14,330 | 1,865 |
| United States | 3,771 | 1:96,117 | 10,747 |
| Israel | 1,621 | 1:5,279 | 781 |
| Brazil | 814 | 1:262,991 | 10,110 |
| Poland | 596 | 1:63,773 | 10,015 |
| Hungary | 377 | 1:26,038 | 2,900 |
| France | 365 | 1:181,980 | 28,333 |
| Canada | 208 | 1:177,142 | 17,704 |
| Russia | 158 | 1:912,171 | 72,266 |
| Argentina | 156 | 1:273,996 | 22,048 |
| Switzerland | 152 | 1:54,032 | 6,989 |
| Australia | 142 | 1:190,111 | 18,903 |
| Austria | 105 | 1:81,099 | 12,173 |
| England | 68 | 1:819,383 | 43,863 |
| Belgium | 47 | 1:244,609 | 30,321 |
| Ecuador | 45 | 1:353,463 | 9,524 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Ukraine | 28 | 1:1,625,811 | 125,303 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 1:137,270 | 12,322 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 1:675,487 | 54,943 |
| Italy | 24 | 1:2,548,195 | 95,018 |
| Venezuela | 23 | 1:1,313,221 | 18,235 |
| Czechia | 23 | 1:462,325 | 50,029 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Serbia | 18 | 1:396,942 | 17,613 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Slovakia | 16 | 1:333,528 | 46,365 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 1:621,919 | 23,710 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 295 | 1:170,233 | 15,362 |
Laufer (32) may also be a first name.
Laufer Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is an occupational surname, from old German lazer (bloodletter, i.e. a physician) or luzen (hunter). May also be a location-based surname from Lauscha, Germany.
- lucylauserThe Laufer surname comes from lauf, which means 'run', laufen therefore means 'to run'. So, Laufer means 'runner'.
- vlauferLaufen means "to walk" in German. Hence, Laufer is the rough equivalent of Walker in English.
- lauferboyLaufer Demographics
Average Laufer Salary in
United States
$48,531 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Laufer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laufer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Laufer (Arabic: اوفر, Russian: Лауфер) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Laufer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Laufer is the 36,102nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 498,566 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Laufer are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 32 people.
The last name Laufer is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 5,618 people, or 1 in 14,330. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 28 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Bavaria, where 11 percent live. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Israel, where 11 percent live.
Laufer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Laufer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,278 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Laufer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Laufer surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States Laufer are 4.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.5% being registered with the political party.
The amount Laufer earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 56.2% more than the national average, earning €46,907 per year; in South Africa they earn 44.24% more than the national average, earning R 342,768 per year; in United States they earn 12.47% more than the national average, earning $48,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.1% more than the national average, earning $66,128 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Laufer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Laufer in the Russian language | ||
| Лауфер | laufer | - |
| Laufer in the Arabic language | ||
| اوفر | awfr | - |
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