Lefevere Surname

222,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Lefevere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefevere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,1671:9,8511,405
France3601:184,50828,709
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:784,66749,209

The alternate forms: Lefèvere (4), Lefévere (1), Lefévère (26) & Lefèvère (2) are calculated separately.

Lefevere Last Name Facts

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

Lefevere is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Lefèvere, Lefévere, Lefévère or Lefèvère. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefevere? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 222,575th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 3,980,091 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Lefevere reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Lefevere is most frequent in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,167 people, or 1 in 9,851. In Belgium Lefevere is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 85 percent live, Walloon Region, where 9 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent live. Excluding Belgium Lefevere occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in France, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Lefevere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lefevere has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 336 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it decreased 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lefevere Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lefevere last name are 21.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Lefevere earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.51% more than the national average, earning $55,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $46,834 CAD per year.

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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 Lefevere
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