Luff Surname
Approximately 7,557 people bear this surname
Luff Surname Definition:
1 = Love (English), q.v.
2 = Lough, q.v.
Luff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,416 | 1:23,062 | 3,217 |
| United States | 2,064 | 1:175,610 | 17,634 |
| Australia | 1,076 | 1:25,089 | 3,419 |
| Germany | 549 | 1:146,640 | 17,654 |
| Canada | 457 | 1:80,625 | 8,989 |
| South Africa | 254 | 1:213,298 | 22,519 |
| New Zealand | 245 | 1:18,483 | 3,240 |
| Wales | 149 | 1:20,769 | 2,207 |
| Denmark | 53 | 1:106,504 | 9,962 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Scotland | 36 | 1:148,717 | 8,826 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 24 | 1:184,578 | 9,087 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,845 | 1:13,212 | 1,995 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:24,129 | 1,387 |
| Guernsey | 16 | 1:2,041 | 347 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 402 | 1:124,922 | 12,088 |
The alternate forms: Lüff (5) are calculated separately.
Luff (19) may also be a first name.
Luff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
1 = Love (English), q.v.
2 = Lough, q.v.
(Welsh) Descendant of Luff, a variant of Love or Lufa (love or wolf).
Apparently an old personal name, whence Lufkins, and the local Luffingham, Luffincot, &c.
From the Old Norse, Lúfa; from the Dutch, Luf; from the Swedish, Löf; a personal name.
Luff Demographics
Average Luff Salary in
United States
$44,826 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Luff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Luff is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Lüff. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luff? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 66,027th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 964,344 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Luff reside; 36 percent reside in Northern Europe and 35 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name in the world, held by 19 people.
The last name Luff is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 2,416 people, or 1 in 23,062. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 13 percent reside, Hampshire, where 12 percent reside and West Sussex, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England this last name occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.
Luff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Luff has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Luff surname rose 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 513 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 327 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 42 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Luff Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Luff surname is principally Anglican (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Luff surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.89% being registered with the political party.
The amount Luff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.92% more than the national average, earning R 458,460 per year; in United States they earn 3.89% more than the national average, earning $44,826 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.32% more than the national average, earning $52,327 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lüff | 92 | 5 | / |
| Lauff | 89 | 1,575 | / |
| Lufft | 89 | 115 | / |
| Luffe | 89 | 105 | / |
| Louff | 89 | 9 | / |
| Leuff | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hluff | 89 | 0 | / |
| Luffs | 89 | 0 | / |
| Luf | 86 | 227 | / |
| Lauffs | 80 | 386 | / |
| Louffe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Luft | 75 | 16,757 | / |
| Lauf | 75 | 2,203 | / |
| Louf | 75 | 902 | / |
| Lutf | 75 | 803 | / |
| Luif | 75 | 474 | / |
| Lufe | 75 | 154 | / |
| Leuf | 75 | 107 | / |
| Luyf | 75 | 16 | / |
| Hluf | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lufs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lufh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lujf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lupf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lufp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyuft | 67 | 2,976 | / |
| Laufs | 67 | 1,229 | / |
| Loeff | 67 | 723 | / |
| Loutf | 67 | 180 | / |
| Looff | 67 | 142 | / |
| Laufe | 67 | 93 | / |
| Luijf | 67 | 68 | / |
| Lauft | 67 | 38 | / |
| Loufs | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lauffová | 67 | 14 | / |
| Loudf | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lutfe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Loufe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Liuft | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lauwf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luthf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Louhf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luftt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laudf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luisf | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Huf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liutf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyuuf | 67 | 1 | / |
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