Lefevr Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Lefevr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefevr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece261:426,14656,152
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Lefevr Last Name Facts

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

Lefevr (Russian: Лефевр) occurs most in Greece. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefevr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,876,555th most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Lefevr reside; 59 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 57 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 426,146. In Greece it is mostly found in: Attica, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Greece this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Lefevr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lefevr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lefevr last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefevre9271,786/
Lefeivre86103/
Le'fevre8612/
Lefeaver8610/
Lefesvre8610/
Leffevre869/
Lefeevre864/
Lefevrre863/
Llefevre861/
Lefeavre860/
Lefeever860/
Lefebr836/
Lafevr830/
Leefeaver802/
Lefèvre772,625/
Lefebre772,350/
Lefévre7736/
Lifevre772/
Lefêvre772/
Lyofevr771/
Lefivre770/
Lefaivre71992/
Lefaiver7162/
Lephevre7112/
Leffebre718/
Lefebrre715/
Lefeybre711/
Lefesbre710/
Leefivre710/
Lesffebre671/
Leifaivre671/
Lefèbre6235/
Lefébre621/
Lèfebre621/
Lefibre620/
Lefaibre570/

Lefevr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lefevr in the Russian language
Лефеврlefevr-

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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
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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 Lefevr
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