Lefert Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lefert Surname User-submission:

The name Levert means 'son of the ruler' in Gaelic. It also means 'the green' in French.

Lefert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2951:225,16234,941
Germany1211:665,33451,734
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Lefert (15) may also be a first name.

Lefert Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Levert means 'son of the ruler' in Gaelic. It also means 'the green' in French.

- tim_levert

Lefert Last Name Facts

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

Lefert is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefert? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 624,505th most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. The surname Lefert is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Lefert reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Lefert is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held forename on earth, borne by 15 people.

The last name is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 295 people, or 1 in 225,162. In France Lefert is mostly found in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 53 percent live, Île-de-France, where 11 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 9 percent live. Besides France Lefert is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Lefert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lefert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lefert last name grew 170 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lefert Last Name Statistics demography

Lefert earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.21% less than the national average, earning $38,743 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Leffert92786/
Liefert92186/
Leufert9295/
Leyfert9248/
Loefert925/
Leferts922/
Lejfert922/
Lefeert921/
Lefer911,098/
Lefferts86977/
Loeffert86222/
Leipfert8643/
Leuffert8637/
Leiffert8610/
Leifhert862/
Gliefert861/
Laeffert861/
Lefferte861/
Lieferdt861/
Leitfert861/
Leiferth860/
Leffertz860/
Lieffert860/
Leiferts860/
Lieferht860/
Lehfertt860/
Lefort8323,221/
Leifer833,173/
Lefere83723/
Liefer83653/
Leffer83476/
Leyfer83337/
Leufer83102/
Lefear8394/
Leafer8369/
Lafert8369/
Lefret8368/
Leefer8340/
Lefier8333/
Lehfer8328/
Lejfer8328/
Lefeur8325/
Lifert8317/
Lesfer8312/
Lefher834/
Lefeir834/
Lefart834/
Leferd833/
Letfer832/
Lefeer832/
Leferr832/
Lefehr831/
Lefger831/
Lyfert830/
Hlefer830/
Leifherte800/
Leefeerdt800/
Lipfert771,317/
Lefarth77321/
Löffert77277/
Leiffer77191/
Laffert77130/
Loffert77111/
Lefherz7781/
Leaffer7762/
Ledferd7760/
Lohfert7752/
Lafertt7732/
Leffort7730/
Liffert7723/
Laifert7721/
Leuffer7721/
Leyffer7715/
Lefferd7712/
Läffert7711/
Leferre7710/
Lieffer779/
Lefortt779/
Leefort778/
Litfert778/
Lajfert778/
Loifert775/
Leffier773/
Layfert773/
Laefort773/
Lesferd772/
Lefeyre772/
Lypfert772/
Lefeire771/
Liefort771/
Liferth771/
Leaferd771/
Lefeare771/
Lefeerd771/
Leiferd771/
Lieferd771/
Lafaert771/
Leifart771/
Lefrete771/
Lefahrt771/
Lapfert771/
Lofoert771/
Leeffer771/
Leffeir770/
Leffere770/
Leffart770/
Leffirt770/
Leifort770/
Leforth770/
Leafort770/
Leeferd770/
Leyferd770/
Lawfert770/
Leifertová7539/
Lifer73384/
Lyfer73203/
Lefre7314/
Lefir731/
Lifferth71186/
Lieffort7180/
Liefaart7116/
Laffertt7112/
Leafeare717/
Leephart714/
Leferova714/
Leaphert712/
Lowffert711/
Lepheart711/
Leifrett711/
Leufhier711/
Leephret711/
Lifferts710/
Leesfear710/
Lisffert710/
Leffordt710/
Leiffret710/
Lafferth710/
Leafhart710/
Lefferre710/
Leifhirt710/
Laifer67248/
Lafort67245/
Leapheart67175/
Lifart6777/
Lefred6775/
Leford6774/
Layfer6745/
Lifere6736/
Loyfer6727/
Loifer6721/
Liffer6712/
Lefère6711/
Lefire675/
Lajfer675/
Lifort674/
Leffre674/
Lepher673/
Leyferova673/
Läyfer673/
Leiferova673/
Lafart672/
Lefére672/
Leaphaert671/
Lefair671/
Llifer671/
Lefard671/
Lyffer671/
Léffer671/
Lojfer671/
Lyfort671/
Lejferowa671/
Lejfir671/
L'Hoffert671/
Lefrre671/
Lesfir671/
Lefoir670/
Lyferd670/
Laferd670/
Leipforth670/
Lepheardt670/
Leipfarth670/
Leipheart670/
Lifier670/
Lofart670/

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