Laufer Surname

36,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,6181:14,3301,865
United States3,7711:96,11710,747
Israel1,6211:5,279781
Brazil8141:262,99110,110
Poland5961:63,77310,015
Hungary3771:26,0382,900
France3651:181,98028,333
Canada2081:177,14217,704
Russia1581:912,17172,266
Argentina1561:273,99622,048
Switzerland1521:54,0326,989
Australia1421:190,11118,903
Austria1051:81,09912,173
England681:819,38343,863
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Ecuador451:353,4639,524
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Ukraine281:1,625,811125,303
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Serbia181:396,94217,613
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Estonia81:165,22626,217
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
China41:341,830,39216,990
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2951:170,23315,362

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.

- lucylauser

The Laufer surname comes from lauf, which means 'run', laufen therefore means 'to run'. So, Laufer means 'runner'.

- vlaufer

Laufen means "to walk" in German. Hence, Laufer is the rough equivalent of Walker in English.

- lauferboy

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 more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Laufer.

How Common Is The Last Name Laufer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Laufer is the 36,102nd most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 498,566 people. The last name 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 frequently used given name on earth It is held by 32 people.

The surname is most commonly used 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 reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent reside and Bavaria, where 11 percent reside. Other than Germany it occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Israel, where 11 percent reside.

Laufer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Laufer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laufer last name expanded 1,278 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laufer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Laufer last name are 4.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.5% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauffer923,571/
Laufert92154/
Lyaufer9236/
Lauefer9230/
Leaufer921/
Laufere921/
Laufear920/
Laufier920/
Laupfer920/
Laufher920/
Lauferd920/
Lafer913,688/
Lufer91109/
Laufe9193/
Laueffer8628/
Lauffeer861/
Lauffert861/
Laufhear860/
Lafeer831,877/
Lasfer831,674/
Lupfer83954/
Laffer83672/
Lafere83252/
Laifer83248/
Laafer83240/
Lafeur83214/
Lawfer83129/
Lafeir83107/
Leufer83102/
Lafear8386/
Leafer8369/
Lafert8369/
Lafehr8365/
Layfer8345/
Laferr8337/
Luffer8332/
Loufer8319/
Laefer839/
Lajfer835/
Liufer832/
Lafier832/
Laferz831/
Lafher831/
Laufey831/
Lahfer831/
Laufed831/
Laufet831/
Laufie831/
Laferd830/
Lhafer830/
Lafe80482/
Lufe80154/
Lauferová8039/
Lauferova802/
Laffere77168/
Laffert77130/
Leufert7795/
Leaffer7762/
Lafertt7732/
Lawffer7724/
Laifert7721/
Leuffer7721/
Laferre7715/
Lyayfer7715/
Louffer7714/
Lauffet7712/
Lajfert778/
Laffier774/
Luffier774/
Lyaifer774/
Layfert773/
Laffeur773/
Liuefer772/
Laffeer772/
Laeffer772/
Lassfer772/
Lhafeer771/
Leaferd771/
Luffert771/
Llufere771/
Luepfer771/
Lapfert771/
Laupher770/
Luffere770/
Lawferd770/
Lapferd770/
Lawfert770/
Laufferova751/
Laufferová751/
Lafet73127,378/
Lafir733,629/
Leafe73778/
Lafee73360/
Lhafe73236/
Laufa73207/
Luffe73105/
Laffe7391/
Lafey7381/
Laufi7345/
Lafea7341/
Lafeu7333/
Lofer7330/
Lafie7327/
Lufei7326/
Laife739/
Lutfe737/
Lafre736/
Loufe735/
Lafée735/
Lufey734/
Lufie734/
Latfe733/
Laafe732/
Lufeu732/
Lufea732/
Lufeh732/
Lafes731/
Lüfer731/
Lófer731/
Lafeh731/
Lafez731/
Laefe731/
Lufee731/
Luferova71306/
Lafferre71229/
Laferova7147/
Leuffert7137/
Laffertt7112/
Leafeare717/
Lauphier712/
Lasferre711/
Louffert711/
Laufhead711/
Laferová711/
Leufhier711/
Lauphear710/
Lauphere710/
Leeaffer710/
Laufheat710/
Leehafer710/
Lafferth710/
Laufhire710/
Laffey673,348/
Leifer673,173/
Laffir67770/
Liefer67653/
Loffer67463/
Leyfer67337/
Lupher67298/
Luffey67241/
Lautfi67142/
Laffet67126/
Laffez67115/
Lutfey6769/
Laffee6769/
Lafeet6755/
Lafair6753/
Laffie6749/
Llafet6747/
Leafey6744/
Loofer6742/
Leefer6740/
Loefer6736/
Lafère6731/
Lejfer6728/
Loyfer6727/
Latfee6727/
Luhfie6722/
Loifer6721/
Lutfee6720/
Lueffe6719/
Loutfe6718/
Laffea6715/
Lafeae6712/
Lufferová6710/
Lauffi6710/
Liufet679/
Lasfir679/
Laffei677/
Lafhej677/
Luffee676/
Lahufi676/
Liufei676/
Lautfy674/
Loufei674/
Laafir674/
Laiferova673/
Lauefi673/
Laiferová673/
Läyfer673/
Luofei673/
Lapher672/
Laffre672/
Leaffe672/
Louffe672/
Lafeez672/
Lafire672/
Lehafe672/
Laufai672/
Lafeat671/
Layferova671/
Lofere671/
Luffie671/
Leafea671/
Laufay671/
Lafesh671/
Lofier671/
Lojfer671/
Lleufe671/
Loufeï671/
Loufir671/
Laufoa671/
Lajufa671/
Lahfeh671/
Lafeeh671/
Lafest671/
Lafeuh671/
Laffée671/
Lafhir671/
Leufeu671/
Lhafed671/
Luttfe671/
Lutfir671/
Laafie671/
Laaffe670/
Loufie670/
Lafett670/
Louffeher670/
Lafoir670/
Lafoey670/

Laufer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laufer in the Russian language
Лауферlaufer-
Laufer in the Arabic language
اوفرawfr-

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