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

Leffers has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leffers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 252,393rd most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,647,670 people. The last name Leffers occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Leffers reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 542 people, or 1 in 148,534. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 75 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside and Hesse, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 21 percent reside.

Leffers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leffers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leffers surname grew 1,024 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leffers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leffers last name are 31.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.31% being registered with the 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
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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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