Lefera Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lefera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3531:153,47817,355
Lesotho451:45,1687,359
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Lefera (36) may also be a first name.

Lefera Last Name Facts

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

Lefera occurs most in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefera? popularity and diffusion

It is the 725,073rd most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lefera live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 36 people.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 353 people, or 1 in 153,478. In South Africa Lefera is most numerous in: Free State, where 42 percent live, North West, where 34 percent live and Gauteng, where 19 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Lefera Last Name Statistics demography

Lefera earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.73% less than the national average, earning R 157,488 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leferoa921/
Lefetra920/
Leyferas863/
Lefere83723/
Lefora83253/
Lafera83151/
Lefara8343/
Lifera8314/
Lofera834/
Leferi833/
Lefero830/
Lefery830/
Lephera77279/
Lefeure7759/
Laffera7716/
Leferre7710/
Leferer775/
Lafeura773/
Laferra773/
Lisfera773/
Lefeyre772/
Liferas771/
Lefeare771/
Leferio771/
Lafeira771/
Lafeera771/
Lofeara771/
Lefeire771/
Leffery770/
Leferry770/
Leffere770/
Leffero770/
Leferey770/
Leafeare717/
Leferrer714/
Leifyrer712/
Lefeitre711/
Lesfirer711/
Lefferoy711/
Le'feure711/
Laferrea711/
Ledfered710/
Lefferes710/
Lefferre710/
Lafara67357/
Lefiri67247/
Lafora67190/
Lifero6769/
Lifere6736/
Lefère6711/
Lafira679/
Liferi677/
Lefire675/
Lifara672/
Lefére672/
Lifora672/
Lifira672/
Leforo671/
Lefpheris671/
Lafero671/
Lefferich670/
Lefferets670/

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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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  • 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 Lefera
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