Lefer Surname

335,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Lefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8921:74,46510,421
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
England11:55,718,059489,080
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Lefer (33) may also be a first name.

Lefer Last Name Facts

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

Lefer (Russian: Лефер) is found most in France. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lefer is the 335,833rd most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,637,109 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Lefer are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Lefer is also the 1,807,719th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 33 people.

Lefer is most common in France, where it is held by 892 people, or 1 in 74,465. In France Lefer is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 40 percent reside, Normandy, where 17 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 13 percent reside. Not including France this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Lefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lefer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lefer last name grew 1,290 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lefer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lefer last name are 14.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.86% registered with the party.

Lefer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning $45,436 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leifer913,173/
Lefere91723/
Liefer91653/
Lefert91491/
Leffer91476/
Leyfer91337/
Leufer91102/
Lefear9194/
Leafer9169/
Leefer9140/
Loefer9136/
Lefier9133/
Lehfer9128/
Lejfer9128/
Lefeur9125/
Lesfer9112/
Laefer919/
Lefher914/
Lefeir914/
Leferd913/
Letfer912/
Lefeer912/
Leferr912/
Lefehr911/
Lefger911/
Hlefer910/
Lefe89346/
Leifert83973/
Leffert83786/
Leiffer83191/
Lefherz8381/
Leaffer8362/
Ledferd8360/
Leyfert8348/
Loeffer8343/
Leuffer8321/
Leyffer8315/
Lefferd8312/
Leferre8310/
Lieffer839/
Leffier833/
Lesferd832/
Lefeyre832/
Laeffer832/
Lejfert832/
Lefeire831/
Loepfer831/
Leaferd831/
Lefeare831/
Lefeerd831/
Lefeert831/
Leiferd831/
Lhoefer831/
Leeffer831/
Leffeir830/
Leffere830/
Loefier830/
Leeferd830/
Leyferd830/
Lafer803,688/
Leafe80778/
Leefe80450/
Lifer80384/
Lefeu80280/
Lyfer80203/
Lefez80174/
Leffe80139/
Leife8059/
Lefea8048/
Lefet8047/
Lefey8031/
Lefee8031/
Lofer8030/
Lefes8030/
Lepfe8017/
Lefre8014/
Lefeh8013/
Lefei805/
Lehfe802/
Lefie802/
Liefe802/
Hlefe802/
Lewfe801/
Lefir801/
Leyfe800/
Leipfert7743/
Leiffert7710/
Leafeare777/
Leferova774/
Loeffier773/
Leifhert772/
Leufhier771/
Leitfert771/
Leiferth770/
Leesfear770/
Lehfertt770/
Lefferre770/
Lafeer731,877/
Laffer73672/
Loffer73463/
Leffet73251/
Laifer73248/
Laafer73240/
Lafeur73214/
Lawfer73129/
Lefeez73110/
Lafeir73107/
Lafear7386/
Lafehr7365/
Layfer7345/
Leafey7344/
Lefeat7338/
Laferr7337/
Lifere7336/
Loyfer7327/
Loifer7321/
Lifert7317/
Lefeea7315/
Leffei7315/
Liffer7312/
Lefère7311/
Löffer7310/
Gliefe738/
Leifey736/
Lefe'e736/
Lefire735/
Lajfer735/
Löpfer735/
Leffre734/
Lepher733/
Leffey733/
Läyfer733/
Leffie732/
Leaffe732/
Lafier732/
Lefére732/
Leffeu732/
Letfee732/
Lafher731/
Leipfe731/
Lefair731/
Lefeid731/
Llifer731/
Leffes731/
Lefieh731/
Leafea731/
Lahfer731/
Lyffer731/
Léffer731/
Lofier731/
Lojfer731/
Lleufe731/
Leifet731/
Lejfir731/
Lefeae731/
Lefech731/
Lefeet731/
Leffed731/
Leufeu731/
Lieffe731/
Lefrre731/
Lesfir731/
Liefie731/
Leiffe731/
Lefoir730/
Lyferd730/
Lyfert730/
Llefet730/
Lifier730/
Lhafer730/
Leyferova713/
Leiferova713/
Lejferowa711/
Leefeerdt710/
Lefa671,732/
Lipfert671,317/
Life67953/
Lefi67630/
Löffert67277/
Lefaire67133/
Lefy6733/
Lawffer6724/
Liffert6723/
Lepherd6721/
Laifert6721/
Lyayfer6715/
Lephere6712/
Läffert6711/
Litfert678/
Lajfert678/
Leifeit676/
Ålefjær675/
Loifert675/
Laffier674/
Lyfe674/
Lyaifer674/
Leapher674/
Leiffet674/
Lifherd673/
Layfert673/
Laffeur673/
Lefheit672/
Laffeer672/
Lypfert672/
Liferth671/
Lhafeer671/
Lephier671/
Leffets671/
Leffhey671/
Leffire671/
Lehfeah671/
Leafeez671/
Lefé671/
Leffett670/
Leifett670/
Letfird670/
Leffirt670/
Leupher670/
Leyfest670/
Lipferd670/
Lewfest670/

Lefer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lefer in the Russian language
Леферlefer-

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Footnotes

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