Lauffs Surname

745,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Lauffs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lauffs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3321:242,48626,520
Sweden161:615,42245,338
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Lauffs Last Name Facts

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

Lauffs occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lauffs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lauffs is the 745,450th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 18,879,653 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Lauffs live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 332 people, or 1 in 242,486. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 80 percent live, Bavaria, where 5 percent live and Berlin, where 5 percent live. Barring Germany it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Lauffs Last Name Statistics demography

Lauffs earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.22% more than the national average, earning $53,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauff911,575/
Laufs911,229/
Laffs911/
Luffs910/
Luff807,557/
Lauf802,203/
Laff80562/
Lafs804/
Lufs802/
Lufft73115/
Luffe73105/
Laufe7393/
Laffe7391/
Laaff7350/
Leaff7348/
Lauft7338/
Loufs7319/
Latff7316/
Laubs7313/
Lueff7312/
Lauvs7311/
Louff739/
Lauws734/
Lauwf732/
Lyaff731/
Leuff731/
Layuf731/
Leafs731/
Laudf731/
Lawff731/
Lahff731/
Laiff731/
Hluff730/
Lafft730/
Lauffová7114/
Laf67842/
Lajouf67524/
Lauvås67272/
Luf67227/
Lehaff6714/
Layoff6714/
Liaeff6712/
Liyaff674/
Layouf673/
Louffe672/
Leaffe672/
Laufth671/
Laiiff671/
Laouef671/
Laifhs671/
Laffût671/
Lauebs670/
Laaffe670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lauffs
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