Lufter Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Lufter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lufter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Lüfter (1) are calculated separately.

Lufter (12) may also be a first name.

Lufter Last Name Facts

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

Lufter is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Lüfter. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lufter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,061,309th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Lufter live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lufter is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 8,840,462. In The United States Lufter is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 51 percent are found, Ohio, where 17 percent are found and Arizona, where 12 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 48 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Lufter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lufter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lufter last name expanded 1,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lufter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lufter last name are 44.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the party.

Lufter earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.24% less than the national average, earning $31,828 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lüfter941/
Laufter9222/
Lufther922/
Loufter921/
Lufte910/
Lifter83130/
Loufte833/
Luftie831/
Lufthie7711/
Loefter772/
Lubther771/
Lauftes770/
Lufti73492/
Lufta73146/
Lufty7322/
Lufthi67239/
Lufthy6736/
Loufti6713/
Lyufta675/
Lowter673/
Loufty672/
Luftis671/
Luftha671/
Lowther6212,430/
Louwtje621/
Luftihs621/
Lauftis620/
Lowthear574/
Lowtheer571/
Lüfti552/
Lubti552/
Luvty551/
Lowte551/
Loefti5018/
Lowthe508/
Lauvti501/
Loofty500/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lufter
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