Staufer Surname

238,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Staufer Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Staufen (goblet), in Germany; dweller at the top of the mountain; dweller at the sign of the goblet of cup, a tavern sign.

Staufer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria6271:13,5811,963
Germany5651:142,48817,219
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
Switzerland1961:41,9035,876
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
England61:9,286,343223,652
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2291:219,29618,666

Staufer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Staufen (goblet), in Germany; dweller at the top of the mountain; dweller at the sign of the goblet of cup, a tavern sign.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Staufer Last Name Facts

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

Staufer is carried by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Staufer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Staufer is the 238,807th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,342,995 people. The surname Staufer occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Staufer reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Austria, where it is carried by 627 people, or 1 in 13,581. In Austria it is mostly found in: Upper Austria, where 54 percent live, Lower Austria, where 19 percent live and Vienna, where 19 percent live. Not including Austria this last name occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Staufer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Staufer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Staufer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Staufer last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

Staufer earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $44,955 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stauffer9328,090/
Staufert93138/
Stauferd931/
Staufeer930/
Stufer9210/
Stafer925/
Staufe921/
Stauffert8885/
Stauferth882/
Staudffer881/
Stauffeer881/
Stapfer86802/
Stuffer86762/
Stuefer86617/
Stoufer86385/
Staffer86169/
Stajfer8630/
Staifer8621/
Stupfer8618/
Steufer8612/
Stutfer861/
Stafier861/
Stauffe861/
Stuifer861/
Stufert860/
Stafert860/
Stawfer860/
Staafer860/
Staferd860/
Stafe8342/
Stufe834/
Stouffer805,143/
Staffier80242/
Stuffert8014/
Stapffer806/
Staffeur804/
Stafferd803/
Stavffer803/
Sthaffer801/
Staeffer801/
Stauffes801/
Stawffer801/
Stayffer801/
Staffert801/
Shtaffer801/
Staaffer800/
Staafeer800/
Steuffer800/
Stauffee800/
Staupher800/
Stoupfer800/
Steaffer800/
Stouferd800/
Staufferová781/
Stafie772,097/
Stofer771,523/
Staffe77395/
Stafei7739/
Stafir7730/
Staefe7720/
Stafre7718/
Stafey775/
Steufe773/
Stafes772/
Stuffe772/
Stoufe771/
Stahfe771/
Stuefe771/
Stufeh771/
Stüfer771/
Staferova7527/
Steupfert757/
Stouffert750/
Stoueffer750/
Stoffer714,189/
Stopfer71793/
Stafiej71646/
Stiefer71265/
Steifer71188/
Staffey71132/
Štajfer7192/
Stouffe7145/
Stapher7143/
Shtofer7121/
Stuffet7118/
Stafiey717/
Sztafir717/
Staffed716/
Staffie714/
Stoefer714/
Stuffie713/
Steuffe713/
Stafedt711/
Staffes711/
Stofere711/
Sztofer711/
Staaffe710/
Stuffed710/
Steefer710/
Stowfer710/
Stauffa710/
Stupher710/
Stotfer710/
Stafett710/
Stofeer710/
Stafa674,568/
Stafi67219/
Stufa6793/
Stufi6741/
Stafy6738/
Stofe6732/
Stüfe6729/
Sztafiej6726/
Stoffere6716/
Stahfest6712/
Steiffer6711/
Staffeth6710/
Stife678/
Stoepfer677/
Staffire675/
Shteifer674/
Stowffer673/
Stauffis672/
Stoeffer672/
Staffird671/
Steifert671/
Stouffeu671/
Shtoffer671/
Stafj671/
Stofferd670/
Steaffey670/
Stieffer670/
Stooffer670/
Stouffee670/
Stovffer670/
Stapherd670/

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