Lefev Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lefev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lefev Last Name Facts

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

Lefev occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Lefev reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Lefev is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 6,708,788. In Germany Lefev is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 83 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.

Lefev Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lefev has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lefev Last Name Statistics demography

Lefev earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 72.08% more than the national average, earning $74,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefaev913/
Lefeev911/
Leyfaev831/
Lefew80113/
Lafev806/
Lefeb802/
Lefov802/
Lefiv801/
Lefef801/
Lefav800/
Leffew731,495/
Lefief73451/
Lafaev7340/
Lefefe7321/
Leffef7310/
Lefife737/
Lafeev734/
Lifeev732/
Lifaev731/
Lofeev731/
Lesfew731/
Leefew731/
Lefeew731/
Lofiev731/
Lewfew730/
Lewfeew671/
Lefieff671/
Lephiev670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lefev
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