Lefferson Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Lefferson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefferson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Canada601:614,09350,489
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Lefferson (14) may also be a first name.

Lefferson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lefferson is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefferson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,558,593rd most widespread family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lefferson reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 14 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 17 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and Illinois, where 13 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 45 percent live.

Lefferson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lefferson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lefferson last name rose 101 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lefferson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lefferson are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.23% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lefferson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.19% more than the national average, earning $43,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.27% less than the national average, earning $47,564 CAD per year.

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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 Lefferson
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