Le Fevre Surname

188,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Le Fevre Surname Definition:

(French), the Smith. (variant: le Goff, Schmidt, and Smid.)

Le Fevre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7851:84,61512,019
Australia5521:48,9056,097
England2031:274,47321,519
Denmark2011:28,0832,901
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Netherlands1401:120,62318,951
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Canada421:877,27667,671
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Jersey191:5,2211,083
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
Guernsey161:2,041347
Jersey141:3,706624
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:286,96422,992

The alternate forms: Le Fèvre (79), Le Févre (3), Le Fevré (2) & Le Fêvre (1) are calculated separately.

Le Fevre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French), the Smith. (variant: le Goff, Schmidt, and Smid.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Le Fevre Last Name Facts

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

The last name Le Fevre occurs most in France. It can also be found as a variant: Le Fèvre, Le Févre, Le Fevré or Le Fêvre. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Le Fevre? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 188,361st most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,246,123 people. The surname Le Fevre is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Le Fevre reside; 43 percent reside in Western Europe and 36 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 785 people, or 1 in 84,615. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 27 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 24 percent reside and Normandy, where 12 percent reside. Besides France Le Fevre occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Le Fevre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Le Fevre has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 461 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 19 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Le Fevre Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Le Fevre earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 93.33% more than the national average, earning R 459,420 per year; in United States they earn 52.86% more than the national average, earning $65,957 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.42% more than the national average, earning $62,810 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Le Fèvre9679/
Le Févre963/
Le Fevré962/
Le Fêvre961/
Le Feuvre941,257/
Le Feivre9412/
Le Fievre941/
Le Fevres941/
Le Febre88152/
Le-Fevre8854/
La Fevre8822/
Le Vevre881/
Le Fivre880/
Le-Feuvre8252/
Le Faivre8216/
Le Feaver8212/
Le-Feivre821/
Le Feiver820/
Le Feubre820/
Le Fèbre7518/
La Febre7513/
Le-Febre751/
La Feever710/
La Faiver590/

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