Lefay Surname

481,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Lefay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4871:136,39220,889
United States991:3,661,201203,401
French Polynesia551:5,1061,145
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
England111:5,065,278148,650
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Lefay (27) may also be a first name.

Lefay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lefay (Russian: Лефай) is found most in France. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefay? popularity and diffusion

Lefay is the 481,560th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,531,136 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Lefay live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held forename world-wide It is held by 27 people.

This last name is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 487 people, or 1 in 136,392. In France it is most common in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 29 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 17 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 8 percent reside. Other than France this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and French Polynesia, where 8 percent reside.

Lefay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lefay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lefay surname grew 430 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lefay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lefay surname are 4.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.58% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lefay earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $44,664 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefaye9139/
Lefayt9129/
Lefayi915/
Lefaya913/
Lefaiy911/
Lefayo911/
Leefay911/
Lefa891,732/
Lefy8933/
Lafay802,629/
Leffa80826/
Lefas80804/
Lefuy80114/
Letfa8082/
Leafa8081/
Leafy8078/
Lofay8064/
Lefai8060/
Lefoy8059/
Lefea8048/
Lefoa8047/
Leufa8043/
Lefad8038/
Leffy8037/
Lefey8031/
Lefau8024/
Leifa8012/
Lefat8010/
Lefah808/
Leefa807/
Lefaa806/
Lefae805/
Lehfa804/
Lifay803/
Leyfa801/
Lesfa801/
Lefga801/
Lefye801/
Lehfy801/
Lefha801/
Laefa801/
Laffay731,099/
Leffad731,025/
Lafaye73978/
Lefait73759/
Lefaux73711/
Lephay73314/
Leffat73103/
Lefaut7399/
Lefoye7367/
Leafey7344/
Lofaya7341/
Leuffa7340/
Lefeat7338/
Lafayo7331/
Loffay7328/
Lefooa7318/
Lefeea7315/
Lefais7314/
Leifat7312/
Leffas7310/
Lafaya737/
Leifey736/
Lefhae735/
Leffey733/
Lefass733/
Lefoha733/
Lefiya732/
Lifaya732/
Leifah732/
Leufoy731/
Lefaje731/
Lefaue731/
Leafea731/
Lefadh731/
Lofaye731/
Lefuha731/
Lefach731/
Lefast731/
Lefeae731/
Leefat731/
Leefye731/
Lifayo731/
Lesfat731/
Lefgaa731/
Lefhai731/
Liefaa731/
Loeyfa731/
Lefaud730/
Lefytt730/
Lifa679,581/
Lofa672,221/
Lafy67893/
Lafa67703/
Lofy67653/
Lefi67630/
Lefe67346/
Laffaye67160/
Lahfaya6765/
Lefaist6747/
Leefatt6733/
Lewfatt6732/
Lify6713/
Leffaux678/
Lyfa674/
Lefault672/
Littfay672/
Laffaya672/
Leaphys671/
Leffhey671/
D'Leifa671/
Lehfeah671/
Léfa671/
Lefé671/
Leffass671/
Laffayo671/
Leefazs671/
Ljfy671/
Lyfy671/

Lefay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lefay in the Russian language
Лефайlefaj-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lefay
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