Leefon Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Leefon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leefon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Leefon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leefon has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leefon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Leefon are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Leefon is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa Leefon is most frequent in: Northern Cape, where 94 percent are found and Gauteng, where 6 percent are found. Not including South Africa Leefon occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Leefon Last Name Statistics demography

Leefon earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.34% more than the national average, earning R 342,996 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leefoon9218/
Leefong928/
Lefon9174/
Leefoung865/
Leefuond861/
Lefont83203/
Leffon8330/
Lefond8327/
Lefone8326/
Lefohn8321/
Lefong8311/
Lefoin833/
Leefan833/
Leifon831/
Leefun831/
Leephon778/
Leefang771/
Lewfong771/
Leefung771/
Lefgoun771/
Leffond771/
Leafond771/
Leifont770/
Leffong770/
Lafon7318,067/
Lefan73368/
Lifon7346/
Lofon7311/
Lyfon731/
Lefun731/
Leeaphon7112/
Lefonova719/
Leephong717/
Leephone711/
Leaffoon710/
Laffon671,627/
Lafoon67590/
Lefaan67451/
Lefang67237/
Lephon6766/
Lefant6766/
Lefand6763/
Lifont6719/
Lifong6714/
Lawfon6713/
Laifon6711/
Lefung679/
Luefan674/
Liffon673/
Lofoun673/
Leifan672/
Loffon672/
Lefann672/
Lifoun671/
Lyfond671/
Lipfon671/
Hlofon671/
Letfan671/
Lifone671/
Llafon671/
Lyafon671/
Loufon671/
Leafan671/
Lifoon671/
Leffan670/
Layfon670/
Laafon670/
Lefaun670/
Lefund670/
Laufon670/

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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 Leefon
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