Laufs Surname

307,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Laufs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laufs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8381:96,06911,977
South Africa3591:150,91317,111
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England41:13,929,515290,718
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Laufs Last Name Facts

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

Laufs is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Laufs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Laufs is the 307,434th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,929,655 people. Laufs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Laufs live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Laufs is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 838 people, or 1 in 96,069. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 86 percent are found, Bavaria, where 4 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Laufs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Laufs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laufs surname expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laufs Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Laufs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.68% more than the national average, earning R 453,120 per year; in United States they earn 72.08% more than the national average, earning $74,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.2% less than the national average, earning $38,652 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauffs91386/
Lauf892,203/
Lafs894/
Lufs892/
Lauff801,575/
Laufe8093/
Lauft8038/
Loufs8019/
Laubs8013/
Lauvs8011/
Lauws804/
Lauwf802/
Layuf801/
Laudf801/
Leafs801/
Laffs801/
Luffs800/
Laf75842/
Luf75227/
Lajouf73524/
Lauvås73272/
Layouf733/
Laouef731/
Laifhs731/
Laufth731/
Lauebs730/
Laws6729,539/
Luft6716,757/
Laub679,170/
Luff677,557/
Leaf676,194/
Lauw672,264/
Labs671,062/
Louf67902/
Luef67815/
Lutf67803/
Laubsch67627/
Layf67574/
Laff67562/
Lafe67482/
Lubs67474/
Luif67474/
Latf67329/
Laif67226/
Lauv67186/
Laaf67175/
Lufe67154/
Lyaf67140/
Leuf67107/
Laufová6781/
Lavs6779/
Laft6734/
Lhaf6731/
Luyf6716/
Laef678/
Lawf675/
Luvs675/
Lofs675/
Hluf674/
Lapf673/
Lazf673/
Lajf672/
Lasf672/
Lafh672/
Lufp671/
Lafz671/
Lafx671/
Lafp671/
Lusv671/
Lufh671/
Lahf671/
Lujf671/
Liaf671/
Ladf671/
Lupf671/

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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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  • 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 Laufs
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