Luffe Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Luffe Surname Definition:

John Luffe was incumbent of Bury in 1723 (D.). Luff is probably a corruption of the Kentish name of Love. The name of Luffe occurred in Bucks in the 13th century (H. R.).

Luffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark661:85,5268,263
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Lüffe (339) & Luffé (6) are calculated separately.

Luffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

John Luffe was incumbent of Bury in 1723 (D.). Luff is probably a corruption of the Kentish name of Love. The name of Luffe occurred in Bucks in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Luffe Last Name Facts

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

Luffe is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Lüffe or Luffé. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luffe? popularity and diffusion

Luffe is the 1,795,579th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. Luffe is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Luffe live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequent in Denmark, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 85,526. In Denmark Luffe is most frequent in: Region Zealand, where 48 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 26 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 23 percent are found. Outside of Denmark this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Luffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Luffe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 236 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Luffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Luffe last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Luffe last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Luffe earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.97% less than the national average, earning $32,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lüffe93339/
Luffé936/
Luffey91241/
Luffer9132/
Lueffe9119/
Luffee916/
Louffe912/
Luffie911/
Luff897,557/
Lufe89154/
Lauffer833,571/
Leuffer8321/
Louffer8314/
Lutffee8313/
Lauffet8312/
Luffi801,647/
Lauff801,575/
Luffy80740/
Lufft80115/
Lufer80109/
Laufe8093/
Lufei8026/
Louff809/
Luffa807/
Lutfe807/
Liffe806/
Loufe805/
Lufey804/
Lufie804/
Lufeu802/
Lufea802/
Lufeh802/
Leuff801/
Lufee801/
Luffs800/
Hluff800/
Lauffeer771/
Luf75227/
Laufer7314,617/
Lupfer73954/
Lauffs73386/
Liffey73153/
Louffa73107/
Leufer73102/
Lutfey7369/
Leuffa7340/
Luhfie7322/
Lutfee7320/
Loufer7319/
Loutfe7318/
Lauffi7310/
Liufet739/
Liufei736/
Loufei734/
Lutffi734/
Lliffe732/
Liufer732/
Luffit732/
Laufey731/
Hliffe731/
Lleufe731/
Loufeï731/
Laufed731/
Laufet731/
Laufie731/
Leufeu731/
Leuffi731/
Lieffe731/
Luttfe731/
Loufie730/
Liffee730/
Luchffett713/
Louffeher710/
Luft6716,757/
Lauf672,203/
Lufi671,639/
Life67953/
Louf67902/
Lutf67803/
Luif67474/
Luthfee67240/
Lufa67175/
Leuf67107/
Lyaufer6736/
Luyf6716/
Luthffi6714/
Loufeah6711/
Lüff675/
Hluf674/
Lutfije672/
Lufs672/
Lufp671/
Lupf671/
Lufuije671/
Lufí671/
Lujf671/
Lufh671/
Lufj671/
Luthfei671/
Laupfer670/
Laufher670/
Lufy670/

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