Lefew Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lefew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Lefew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lefew is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lefew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,718,748th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. Lefew occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lefew are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Lefew is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 3,207,601. In The United States it is mostly found in: Virginia, where 36 percent live, Florida, where 24 percent live and North Carolina, where 10 percent live.

Lefew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lefew has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 390 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lefew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lefew last name are 25.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72% registered to vote for the political party.

Lefew earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.56% less than the national average, earning $41,615 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leffew911,495/
Lefeew911/
Leefew911/
Lesfew911/
Lewfew910/
Lewfeew831/
Lefev8016/
Lafew803/
Lefeb802/
Lofew801/
Lefef801/
L'Leffew771/
Lefief73451/
Lephew73232/
Lefefe7321/
Leffef7310/
Lefife737/
Laffew734/
Lefiwe731/
Lefeev731/
Lafhew730/
Lephiew6759/
Lefieff671/
Liphfew670/

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Lefew Reference & Research

Leffew DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Leffew FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Lefew
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis