Lauff Surname

251,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lauff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lauff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9691:83,08110,492
United States3811:951,33670,955
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
France501:1,328,454133,611
Slovakia271:197,64632,915
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
England111:5,065,278148,650
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Lauff Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lauff Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Lauff (Russian: Лауфф) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lauff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 251,505th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,627,013 people. Lauff is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Lauff reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 969 people, or 1 in 83,081. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 64 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent are found. Barring Germany Lauff exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Lauff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lauff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lauff last name grew 668 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lauff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lauff surname are 33.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80.61% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lauff earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 0.24% less than the national average, earning R 237,060 per year; in United States they earn 2.27% less than the national average, earning $42,171 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.13% more than the national average, earning $52,233 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauffs91386/
Luff897,557/
Lauf892,203/
Laff89562/
Laufs801,229/
Lufft80115/
Luffe80105/
Laufe8093/
Laffe8091/
Laaff8050/
Leaff8048/
Lauft8038/
Latff8016/
Lueff8012/
Louff809/
Lauwf802/
Lahff801/
Laffs801/
Laudf801/
Lawff801/
Lyaff801/
Laiff801/
Layuf801/
Leuff801/
Lafft800/
Hluff800/
Luffs800/
Lauffová7714/
Laf75842/
Luf75227/
Lajouf73524/
Lehaff7314/
Layoff7314/
Liaeff7312/
Liyaff734/
Layouf733/
Louffe732/
Leaffe732/
Laiiff731/
Laouef731/
Laffût731/
Laufth731/
Laaffe730/
Luft6716,757/
Laub679,170/
Leaf676,194/
Loff673,446/
Lauw672,264/
Louf67902/
Luef67815/
Lutf67803/
Layf67574/
Lafe67482/
Luif67474/
Latf67329/
Laif67226/
Lauv67186/
Laaf67175/
Lufe67154/
Lyaf67140/
Leuf67107/
Laufová6781/
Laft6734/
Lhaf6731/
Liahaff6717/
Luyf6716/
Liajoff6713/
Laef678/
Lawf675/
Lüff675/
Lafs674/
Hluf674/
Lapf673/
Lazf673/
Lafh672/
Lufs672/
Lasf672/
Lajf672/
Lupf671/
Lufp671/
Lafz671/
Ladf671/
Liaf671/
Lujf671/
Lahf671/
Layoffe671/
Lufh671/
Lafp671/
Layhoff670/

Lauff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lauff in the Russian language
Лауффlauff-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lauff
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