Loeffler Surname

44,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Loeffler Surname Definition:

(German) One who made spoons.

Loeffler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,3521:43,3985,324
Germany1,2811:62,8468,071
France9411:70,5879,851
Canada3611:102,06511,068
Brazil1261:1,699,00355,624
Thailand1201:588,653100,315
Switzerland991:82,9599,414
Austria641:133,05418,198
England521:1,071,50151,923
Australia461:586,86342,409
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
China41:341,830,39216,990
Wales41:773,63329,106
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5781:86,8849,021

Loeffler (21) may also be a first name.

Loeffler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who made spoons.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Loeffler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loeffler is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Loeffler click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loeffler? popularity and diffusion

It is the 44,846th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 629,213 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Loeffler live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. Loeffler is also the 2,368,944th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname Loeffler is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 8,352 people, or 1 in 43,398. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Minnesota, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Loeffler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Loeffler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Loeffler surname increased 1,445 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 473 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loeffler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Loeffler are 14.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Loeffler earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.06% more than the national average, earning $47,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $49,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loesffler941/
Leffler939,545/
Loffler931,763/
Loefler9381/
Loeffle938/
Loeffealer890/
Lefflear8813/
Loefller886/
Leffleur885/
Louffler885/
Lueffler882/
Loepfler882/
Loeffelr881/
Lleffler881/
Looffler881/
Loesfler881/
Loeffley881/
L'Effler881/
Loiffler880/
Leaffler880/
Lieffler880/
Lofflier880/
Laeffler880/
Lefler867,428/
Lofler868/
Loefle860/
Löffler8039,450/
Lefleur80482/
Laffler80292/
Luffler8019/
Leifler8017/
Lofller803/
Leflear801/
Leefler801/
Loofler801/
Lofleur801/
Läffler801/
Loifler800/
Lepfler800/
Leflier800/
Laefler800/
Lefflir800/
Laffleur7566/
Leefleur753/
Luffleur751/
Lauffler750/
Leiflier750/
Lafler71858/
Löfler71213/
Lefilleur7121/
Lufler7115/
Leflér719/
Leifeller713/
Loflir710/
Lafleur6740,588/
Löfflerová67198/
Leflair674/
Löfller672/
Laflear672/
Lafflör671/
Lafleyr671/
Lafleir671/
Laflaer670/
Laufler670/

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Loeffler Reference & Research

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