Lefave Surname

349,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Lefave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7231:501,32642,168
Canada3171:116,23212,335
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Lefave Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lefave is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefave? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 349,716th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,980,408 people. Lefave is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lefave reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Lefave is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 723 people, or 1 in 501,326. In The United States it is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 20 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Michigan, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 30 percent reside and The Bahamas, where 0 percent reside.

Lefave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lefave has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lefave surname increased 2,493 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lefave Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lefave last name are 5.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.04% registered with the political party.

The amount Lefave earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.4% more than the national average, earning $46,340 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.3% less than the national average, earning $43,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefaive92550/
Lefauve9297/
Lefaver9263/
Lefeave9229/
Lefaiver8662/
Lefeaver8610/
Leffaver860/
Lafave834,993/
Lefeve83356/
Lefavi8363/
Lefève8313/
Lefabe830/
Leefeaver802/
Lefeuve77185/
Lafaive77173/
Lefaber776/
Lefevie772/
Laffave771/
Lafauve771/
Lefevhe771/
Leafeve771/
Lafavee771/
Lefaibe770/
Lefevee770/
Lefeuvie711/
Leafaber710/
Laffavie710/
Lafeve67143/
Lifavi6789/
Lafove678/
Lefaba672/
Lifabe672/
Lefabi672/
Lefiwe671/
Lefewi671/
Lefowe671/
Lefevi670/

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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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  • 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 Lefave
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