Leefson Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Leefson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
Leefson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leefson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leefson is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Leefson? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Leefson live; 58 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.
The surname Leefson is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States it is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 90 percent live and New Jersey, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 31 percent live and England, where 27 percent live.
Leefson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Leefson has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Leefson last name decreased 46 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lefson | 92 | 51 | / |
| Leifson | 86 | 441 | / |
| Leffson | 86 | 18 | / |
| Liefson | 86 | 5 | / |
| Lefshon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leifsson | 80 | 446 | / |
| Leafsong | 80 | 2 | / |
| Levson | 77 | 527 | / |
| Lifson | 77 | 466 | / |
| Lebson | 77 | 207 | / |
| Lewson | 77 | 74 | / |
| Löfson | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lefcon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lefsen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lefzon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lofson | 77 | 0 | / |
| Leibson | 71 | 328 | / |
| Leifsen | 71 | 165 | / |
| Leybson | 71 | 9 | / |
| Leivson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Layfson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lewsion | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lebsion | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leebsan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leawson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laffson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Leavson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Leivsson | 67 | 9 | / |
| Laifeson | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leifssen | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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