Luft Surname

31,835th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Luft Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,9471:8,9981,116
United States3,6241:100,01611,108
Brazil2,4391:87,7713,308
Canada5781:63,7477,439
Argentina1771:241,48819,632
Poland1631:233,18329,962
Israel1581:54,1627,046
Netherlands921:183,55626,152
England801:696,47639,547
Austria731:116,65016,371
Russia701:2,058,901127,116
Czechia631:168,78525,447
Australia401:674,89346,030
Hungary311:316,65423,519
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
France241:2,767,613196,808
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Paraguay181:402,0415,757
Chile171:1,036,26320,476
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4541:110,61411,006

The alternate forms: Lüft (160) are calculated separately.

Luft (58) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lüft92160/
Lyuft892,976/
Lufft89115/
Lauft8938/
Luftz899/
Lueft894/
Lufts892/
Liuft892/
Luftt891/
Louft891/
Lufte890/
Luf86227/
Loufte803/
Laufth801/
Luff757,557/
Lauf752,203/
Louf75902/
Lutf75803/
Luif75474/
Lufe75154/
Leuf75107/
Lift7528/
Luyf7516/
Hluf754/
Lutv754/
Lufs752/
Lufp751/
Lubt751/
Lupf751/
Lujf751/
Lufh751/
Luvt751/
Luftová7369/
Lutftth7315/
Lauff671,575/
Laufs671,229/
Looft671,074/
Loutf67180/
Luffe67105/
Laufe6793/
Luijf6768/
Loufs6719/
Loudf6712/
Louff679/
Lutfe677/
Loufe675/
Loubt673/
Lauwf672/
Luthf672/
Lyuuf671/
Hlouf671/
Luisf671/
Laudf671/
Louhf671/
Louwt671/
Hlift671/
L'Huf671/
Leuff671/
Liutf671/
Hluff670/
Luffs670/
Lutph670/
Lifft670/
Loeft670/

Luft Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luft in the Russian language
Луфтluft-

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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
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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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