Lefe Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lefe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2051:101,31311,968
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
France251:2,656,909193,074
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

The alternate forms: Lefé (1) are calculated separately.

Lefe (515) may also be a first name.

Lefe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lefe is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Lefé. For other potential spellings of Lefe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 807,857th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. The surname Lefe occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Lefe reside; 49 percent reside in Central Africa and 49 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 372,418th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 515 people.

The last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 101,313. In Cameroon Lefe is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 57 percent are found, Far North Region, where 36 percent are found and North Region, where 3 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Lefe Last Name Statistics demography

Lefe earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefé921/
Lefer891,098/
Leafe89778/
Leefe89450/
Lefeu89280/
Lefez89174/
Leffe89139/
Leife8959/
Lefea8948/
Lefet8947/
Lefey8931/
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Lefes8930/
Lepfe8917/
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Lefie892/
Liefe892/
Hlefe892/
Lewfe891/
Laefe891/
Leyfe890/
Lef86301/
Leifer803,173/
Leffer80476/
Loepfe80370/
Leyfer80337/
Leffet80251/
Lefeez80110/
Leafer8069/
Leafey8044/
Leefer8040/
Lefeat8038/
Lehfer8028/
Lejfer8028/
Lefeea8015/
Leffei8015/
Lesfer8012/
Gliefe808/
Leifey806/
Lefe'e806/
Lefher804/
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Letfer802/
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Leaffe802/
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Leiffe801/
Llefet800/
Hlefer800/
Leaf756,194/
Leeb755,481/
Leff754,232/
Lefa751,732/
Life75953/
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Leif75901/
Lief75820/
Left75809/
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Lafe75482/
Lofe75278/
Leew75177/
Leuf75107/
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Leev7563/
Lefy7533/
Lepf7513/
Lyfe754/
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Letf752/
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Lefz751/
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Lewfest730/
Leifheit671,745/
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Lefay67692/
Lifer67384/
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Löpfe67293/
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Lieff67232/
Lyfer67203/
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Lifee67140/
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Leifi67111/
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Loffe6771/
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Leaff6748/
Lofei6748/
Lefoa6747/
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Lifei6736/
Lafeu6733/
Lefui6716/
Leffs6714/
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Leftt6711/
Laefi6711/
Lohfe6711/
Leveh6710/
Leiffeit6710/
Leifs679/
Laife679/
Leefa677/
Leefi677/
Lofee677/
Leihfeit677/
Leffi677/
Liffe676/
Leift676/
Lefaa676/
Lopfe676/
Letfi676/
Lifes675/
Hleeb675/
Lefis674/
Leafi674/
Lefiz674/
Lifey674/
Lephe674/
Lefih674/
Leafhead673/
Lifeh673/
Laafe672/
Leeph672/
Lepfh672/
Lefoi672/
Glief672/
Lifea672/
Lifet672/
Lifeu672/
Leevw672/
Lefit672/
Lheew672/
Hleif672/
Lyfed671/
Lifed671/
Leyfa671/
Lettf671/
Leufi671/
Leafs671/
Leefs671/
Leevs671/
Leifheat671/
Lehef671/
Lefii671/
Loife671/
Llyfe671/
Leitf671/
Lehfy671/
Leffz671/
Leafé671/
Lafeh671/
Leuff671/
Leevd671/
Leews671/
Lefha671/
Lgeew671/
Lehzf671/
Leehw671/
Leeww671/
Hlefh671/
Leffeets670/
Hleff670/
Leifeith670/
Lhofe670/

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