Leefson Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Leefson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leefson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Wales81:386,81619,671
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Leefson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leefson occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leefson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leefson is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Leefson are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 90 percent are found and New Jersey, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 31 percent are found and England, where 27 percent are found.

Leefson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leefson has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Leefson last name decreased 46 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefson9251/
Leifson86441/
Leffson8618/
Liefson865/
Lefshon861/
Leifsson80446/
Leafsong802/
Levson77527/
Lifson77466/
Lebson77207/
Lewson7774/
Löfson774/
Lefcon772/
Lefsen771/
Lefzon771/
Lofson770/
Leibson71328/
Leifsen71165/
Leybson719/
Leivson711/
Layfson711/
Lewsion711/
Lebsion711/
Leebsan711/
Leawson711/
Laffson710/
Leavson710/
Leivsson679/
Laifeson671/
Leifssen671/

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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 Leefson
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