Löffler Surname

14,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,450 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Löffler Surname User-submission:

Löffler is an occupational surname, which means 'one who produces spoons' or 'one who trades spoons'.

Löffler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany35,7571:2,251200
Austria2,9341:2,902277
Switzerland2691:30,5314,571
Czechia1761:60,41710,119
Hungary1271:77,2947,817
Poland451:844,63965,213
Slovakia441:121,28322,570
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Norway101:514,22941,629
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England51:11,143,612252,590
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Loffler (1,763) are calculated separately.

Löffler Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Löffler is an occupational surname, which means 'one who produces spoons' or 'one who trades spoons'.

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Löffler Last Name Facts

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

Löffler is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Loffler. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Löffler? popularity and diffusion

Löffler is the 14,130th most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 184,729 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Löffler are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 35,757 people, or 1 in 2,251. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 29 percent reside, Bavaria, where 17 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Besides Germany it is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 7 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Löffler Last Name Statistics demography

Löffler earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning 319,806 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loffler951,763/
Löfler92213/
Leffler869,545/
Laffler86292/
Löfller862/
Läffler861/
Löfflerová82198/
Loeffler8011,582/
Laffleur8066/
Lefflear8013/
Leffleur805/
L'Effler801/
Lleffler801/
Lofflier800/
Laeffler800/
Lefler777,428/
Lafler77858/
Leffle7720/
Lofler778/
Löffla777/
Laffle771/
Löflerová7560/
Lafleur7140,588/
Lefleur71482/
Loefler7181/
Leffley7178/
Loffley7121/
Loeffle718/
Lofller713/
Laflear712/
Leefler711/
Lafflör711/
Laffley711/
Leflear711/
Lafleyr711/
Lafleir711/
Lafflie711/
Lleffle711/
Lofleur711/
Laefler710/
Lefflir710/
Lepfler710/
Leflier710/
Lefflie710/
Laflaer710/
Laffille6756/
Lefle6713/
La'fleur677/
Lafle677/
Lafflair677/
Loefller676/
Leefleur673/
Llafleur672/
Loepfler672/
Loeffelr671/
Lofle671/
Löfli671/
Laflleur671/
Loeffley671/
Lafleurr670/

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