Vorlaufer Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Vorlaufer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vorlaufer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria2011:42,3656,797
Germany1451:555,21045,787
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Vorläufer (15) are calculated separately.

Vorlaufer Last Name Facts

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

Vorlaufer is borne by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Vorläufer. Click here to see other possible spellings of Vorlaufer.

How Common Is The Last Name Vorlaufer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 751,291st most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,077,345 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Vorlaufer reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Austria, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 42,365. In Austria it is most common in: Lower Austria, where 79 percent reside, Vienna, where 16 percent reside and Upper Austria, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Austria Vorlaufer is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 38 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Vorlaufer Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vorlaufer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.19% less than the national average, earning R 99,348 per year and in United States they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning $42,429 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vorläufer9615/
Vorliffer780/
Forlifer7148/
Verlaver711/
Varela Ferro674/
Vorholver672/

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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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  • 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 Vorlaufer
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