Leffers Surname

252,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Leffers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leffers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5421:148,53417,848
United States3791:956,35671,269
Netherlands3221:52,4458,992
Australia1631:165,61817,113
Canada651:566,85547,218
Denmark471:120,10011,018
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
England121:4,643,172139,951
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Leffers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leffers occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Leffers.

How Common Is The Last Name Leffers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leffers is the 252,393rd most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 4,647,670 people. The surname Leffers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Leffers are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 542 people, or 1 in 148,534. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 75 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live and Hesse, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and The Netherlands, where 21 percent live.

Leffers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leffers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leffers surname rose 1,024 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leffers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Leffers are 31.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leffers earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.41% more than the national average, earning $49,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $48,806 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lieffers93272/
Leeffers93101/
Loeffers9342/
Leiffers934/
Lefferst931/
Lefers92370/
Liefers86524/
Liffers86438/
Leefers86261/
Löffers8653/
Leafers8640/
Laffers8631/
Leifers8618/
Loffers862/
Leffirs860/
Lifferst801/
Lefors77235/
Lofers771/
Lafers770/
Lifers770/
Lafears7113/
Lafférs714/
Leifors713/
Ålefors712/
Leferce710/
Leaphers673/
Åhlefors672/
Ållefors671/
Leeferce670/
Lafors6232/
Lofors6211/
Lifors629/
Lyfors629/
Lifirs621/
Lafars620/
Lövfors5723/
Livfors5715/
Lavfors576/
Lophers575/
Lefirce571/
Laphers571/
Laforsch5388/

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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 Leffers
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