Leffer Surname

639,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 476 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Leffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3121:686,13625,272
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Léffer (1) are calculated separately.

Leffer (14) may also be a first name.

Leffer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leffer is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Léffer. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leffer? popularity and diffusion

Leffer is the 639,219th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,309,970 people. Leffer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Leffer live; 68 percent live in South America and 66 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 14 people.

Leffer is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 312 people, or 1 in 686,136. In Brazil it is most common in: Santa Catarina, where 71 percent live, Paraná, where 15 percent live and São Paulo, where 11 percent live. Excluding Brazil this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.

Leffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leffer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leffer last name grew 219 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leffer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leffer last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

Leffer earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.14% less than the national average, earning $38,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Léffer941/
Leffert92786/
Leiffer92191/
Leaffer9262/
Loeffer9243/
Leuffer9221/
Leyffer9215/
Lefferd9212/
Lieffer929/
Leffier923/
Laeffer922/
Leeffer921/
Leffeir920/
Leffere920/
Lefer911,098/
Leffe91139/
Leiffert8610/
Loeffier863/
Lefferre860/
Leifer833,173/
Lefere83723/
Laffer83672/
Liefer83653/
Lefert83491/
Loffer83463/
Leyfer83337/
Leffet83251/
Leufer83102/
Lefear8394/
Leafer8369/
Leefer8340/
Loefer8336/
Lefier8333/
Lehfer8328/
Lejfer8328/
Lefeur8325/
Leffei8315/
Liffer8312/
Lesfer8312/
Löffer8310/
Laefer839/
Lefher834/
Lefeir834/
Leffre834/
Leffey833/
Leferd833/
Letfer832/
Leffie832/
Lefeer832/
Leferr832/
Leaffe832/
Leffeu832/
Lefehr831/
Lefger831/
Leffes831/
Lyffer831/
Leffed831/
Lieffe831/
Leiffe831/
Hlefer830/
Lefe80346/
Leifert77973/
Löffert77277/
Lefherz7781/
Ledferd7760/
Leyfert7748/
Lawffer7724/
Liffert7723/
Läffert7711/
Leferre7710/
Laffier774/
Leiffet774/
Laffeur773/
Lesferd772/
Laffeer772/
Lefeyre772/
Lejfert772/
Lefeire771/
Loepfer771/
Leaferd771/
Lefeare771/
Lefeerd771/
Lefeert771/
Leffets771/
Leffhey771/
Leffire771/
Leiferd771/
Lhoefer771/
Leffett770/
Leffirt770/
Loefier770/
Leeferd770/
Leyferd770/
Lafer733,688/
Leffa73826/
Leafe73778/
Leefe73450/
Lifer73384/
Lefeu73280/
Lyfer73203/
Lefez73174/
Leife7359/
Lefea7348/
Lefet7347/
Leffy7337/
Lefey7331/
Lefee7331/
Lofer7330/
Lefes7330/
Lepfe7317/
Lefre7314/
Lefeh7313/
Leffi737/
Liffe736/
Lefei735/
Lehfe732/
Lefie732/
Liefe732/
Hlefe732/
Lewfe731/
Lefir731/
Leyfe730/
Lifferth71186/
Leipfert7143/
Leiffeit7110/
Leafeare717/
Leferova714/
Leifhert712/
Leufhier711/
Leitfert711/
Leiferth710/
Leesfear710/
Leffeets710/
Lisffert710/
Lehfertt710/
Lafeer671,877/
Laffir67770/
Laifer67248/
Laafer67240/
Lafeur67214/
Liffey67153/
Lawfer67129/
Lefeez67110/
Lafeir67107/
Lafear6786/
Lafehr6765/
Layfer6745/
Leafey6744/
Lefeat6738/
Laferr6737/
Lifere6736/
Loyfer6727/
Loifer6721/
Lifert6717/
Lefeea6715/
Lefère6711/
Gliefe678/
Leifey676/
Lefe'e676/
Lefire675/
Lajfer675/
Löpfer675/
Lepher673/
Leyferova673/
Leffis673/
Läyfer673/
Leiferova673/
Lliffe672/
Lafier672/
Lefére672/
Letfee672/
Lafher671/
Leipfe671/
Lefair671/
Lefeid671/
Llifer671/
Lefieh671/
Leafea671/
Hliffe671/
Lahfer671/
Lofier671/
Lojfer671/
Lleufe671/
Leifet671/
Lejferowa671/
Lejfir671/
Lefeae671/
Lefech671/
Lefeet671/
Leufeu671/
Leuffi671/
Lefrre671/
Lesfir671/
Liefie671/
Lefoir670/
Lyferd670/
Lyfert670/
Llefet670/
Leefeerdt670/
Liffee670/
Liffet670/
Lifier670/
Lhafer670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leffer
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