Lefeber Surname

242,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lefeber Surname Definition:

(French) The worker in metals, a smith. Also found with the F not capitalized.

Lefeber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0321:351,22031,476
Netherlands3231:52,2828,957
Belgium1441:79,83812,578
Germany1021:789,26958,234
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

The alternate forms: Leféber (2) & Lefèber (1) are calculated separately.

Lefeber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) The worker in metals, a smith. Also found with the F not capitalized.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lefeber Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lefeber occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Leféber or Lefèber. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefeber? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lefeber is the 242,620th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,430,119 people. The surname Lefeber occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Lefeber live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,032 people, or 1 in 351,220. In The United States Lefeber is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 52 percent are found, Iowa, where 6 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States Lefeber exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 20 percent are found and Belgium, where 9 percent are found.

Lefeber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lefeber has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,134 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lefeber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lefeber surname are 35.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 82.47% registered with the party.

Lefeber earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.3% more than the national average, earning $54,066 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leféber952/
Lefèber951/
Lefebere932/
Leefeber930/
Lefever866,799/
Lafeber86804/
Lefaber866/
Lefebee861/
Lefewer860/
Lifeber860/
Lefevere801,831/
Laffeber8097/
Lefeaver8010/
Lefebyre809/
Leffever807/
Lefeveur801/
Lafieber800/
Levfever800/
Lefeever800/
Leefever800/
Lefevier800/
Leafaber800/
Lefeve77356/
Lefeba771/
Leefeaver752/
Lafaber7184/
Lefeave7129/
Lifever714/
Leafeve711/
Lefevhe711/
Leféver711/
Lefaibe710/
Lefevee710/
Lefiver710/
Lefaiver6762/
Lefèvere674/
Lefévere671/
Lefève6213/
Lefevi620/
Lefaive57550/
Lefévère5326/
Lefèvère532/
Laphaber530/

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