Luft Surname
Approximately 16,757 people bear this surname
Luft Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8,947 | 1:8,998 | 1,116 |
| United States | 3,624 | 1:100,016 | 11,108 |
| Brazil | 2,439 | 1:87,771 | 3,308 |
| Canada | 578 | 1:63,747 | 7,439 |
| Argentina | 177 | 1:241,488 | 19,632 |
| Poland | 163 | 1:233,183 | 29,962 |
| Israel | 158 | 1:54,162 | 7,046 |
| Netherlands | 92 | 1:183,556 | 26,152 |
| England | 80 | 1:696,476 | 39,547 |
| Austria | 73 | 1:116,650 | 16,371 |
| Russia | 70 | 1:2,058,901 | 127,116 |
| Czechia | 63 | 1:168,785 | 25,447 |
| Australia | 40 | 1:674,893 | 46,030 |
| Hungary | 31 | 1:316,654 | 23,519 |
| Kazakhstan | 24 | 1:736,771 | 48,237 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Paraguay | 18 | 1:402,041 | 5,757 |
| Chile | 17 | 1:1,036,263 | 20,476 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 454 | 1:110,614 | 11,006 |
The alternate forms: Lüft (160) are calculated separately.
Luft (58) may also be a first name.
Luft Demographics
Average Luft Salary in
United States
$46,669 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Luft Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luft Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luft (Russian: Луфт) is found most in Germany. It may also appear as: Lüft. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Luft? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 31,835th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 434,896 people. The last name Luft occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Luft are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Luft is also the 1,295,729th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 58 people.
This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 8,947 people, or 1 in 8,998. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 19 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent reside. Barring Germany Luft is found in 52 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Brazil, where 15 percent reside.
Luft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Luft has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Luft surname grew 798 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Luft Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Luft last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Luft surname are 18.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.21% registered with the political party.
The amount Luft earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.04% less than the national average, earning 172,894 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.16% more than the national average, earning $46,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.05% more than the national average, earning $60,143 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lüft | 92 | 160 | / |
| Lyuft | 89 | 2,976 | / |
| Lufft | 89 | 115 | / |
| Lauft | 89 | 38 | / |
| Luftz | 89 | 9 | / |
| Lueft | 89 | 4 | / |
| Lufts | 89 | 2 | / |
| Liuft | 89 | 2 | / |
| Luftt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Louft | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lufte | 89 | 0 | / |
| Luf | 86 | 227 | / |
| Loufte | 80 | 3 | / |
| Laufth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luff | 75 | 7,557 | / |
| Lauf | 75 | 2,203 | / |
| Louf | 75 | 902 | / |
| Lutf | 75 | 803 | / |
| Luif | 75 | 474 | / |
| Lufe | 75 | 154 | / |
| Leuf | 75 | 107 | / |
| Lift | 75 | 28 | / |
| Luyf | 75 | 16 | / |
| Hluf | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lutv | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lufs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lufp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lubt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lupf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lujf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lufh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luvt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luftová | 73 | 69 | / |
| Lutftth | 73 | 15 | / |
| Lauff | 67 | 1,575 | / |
| Laufs | 67 | 1,229 | / |
| Looft | 67 | 1,074 | / |
| Loutf | 67 | 180 | / |
| Luffe | 67 | 105 | / |
| Laufe | 67 | 93 | / |
| Luijf | 67 | 68 | / |
| Loufs | 67 | 19 | / |
| Loudf | 67 | 12 | / |
| Louff | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lutfe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Loufe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Loubt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lauwf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luthf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyuuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luisf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laudf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louhf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louwt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlift | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Huf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leuff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liutf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hluff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Luffs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lutph | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lifft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Loeft | 67 | 0 | / |
Luft Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Luft in the Russian language | ||
| Луфт | luft | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Luft
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