Lefers Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lefers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1571:107,56217,290
Germany1191:676,51652,308
United States791:4,588,088240,017
France81:8,302,840321,660
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Lefers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lefers is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 769,129th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 19,696,070 people. The surname Lefers is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Lefers live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 107,562. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: Overijssel, where 74 percent live, Gelderland, where 12 percent live and Utrecht, where 10 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Lefers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lefers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lefers surname rose 1,129 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lefers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lefers last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 81.82% being registered with the political party.

Lefers earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.03% less than the national average, earning $40,980 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leffers921,568/
Liefers92524/
Leefers92261/
Leafers9240/
Leifers9218/
Lieffers86272/
Leeffers86101/
Loeffers8642/
Leiffers864/
Lefferst861/
Lefors83235/
Lofers831/
Lafers830/
Lifers830/
Liffers77438/
Löffers7753/
Laffers7731/
Lafears7713/
Leifors773/
Loffers772/
Ålefors772/
Leferce770/
Leffirs770/
Leaphers713/
Åhlefors712/
Lifferst711/
Ållefors711/
Leeferce710/
Lafors6732/
Lofors6711/
Lyfors679/
Lifors679/
Lifirs671/
Lafars670/
Lövfors6223/
Livfors6215/
Lavfors626/
Lophers625/
Lafférs624/
Lefirce621/
Laphers621/
Laforsch5788/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Lefers
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