Leffert Surname

436,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 786 people bear this surname

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

Leffert Surname Definition:

(Dutch) The son of Leffert (dear, hard).

Leffert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7781:465,88639,683
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:321,91525,142

Leffert (103) may also be a first name.

Leffert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) The son of Leffert (dear, hard).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Leffert Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leffert is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leffert? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leffert is the 436,668th most commonly used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 9,271,687 people. The surname Leffert occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Leffert are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 930,172nd most common first name in the world It is held by 103 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 778 people, or 1 in 465,886. In The United States Leffert is most common in: Indiana, where 23 percent live, Missouri, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States Leffert exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 1 percent live and Mauritania, where 0 percent live.

Leffert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leffert has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 499 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leffert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leffert surname are 19.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.51% registered to vote for the party.

Leffert earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.86% more than the national average, earning $47,835 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefferts93977/
Loeffert93222/
Leuffert9337/
Leiffert9310/
Laeffert931/
Lefferte931/
Leffertz930/
Lieffert930/
Lefert92491/
Leffer92476/
Leifert86973/
Löffert86277/
Leiffer86191/
Liefert86186/
Laffert86130/
Loffert86111/
Leufert8695/
Leaffer8662/
Leyfert8648/
Leffort8630/
Liffert8623/
Leuffer8621/
Leyffer8615/
Lefferd8612/
Läffert8611/
Lieffer869/
Loefert865/
Leffier863/
Leferts862/
Lejfert862/
Lefeert861/
Leeffer861/
Leffeir860/
Leffere860/
Leffart860/
Leffirt860/
Lefer831,098/
Lifferth80186/
Lieffort8080/
Leipfert8043/
Laffertt8012/
Leifhert802/
Gliefert801/
Lowffert801/
Lieferdt801/
Leitfert801/
Leiferth800/
Lifferts800/
Lisffert800/
Leffordt800/
Leiferts800/
Lieferht800/
Leiffret800/
Lafferth800/
Lehfertt800/
Lefferre800/
Lefort7723,221/
Leifer773,173/
Lefere77723/
Liefer77653/
Leyfer77337/
Leufer77102/
Lefear7794/
Leafer7769/
Lafert7769/
Lefret7768/
Leefer7740/
Lefier7733/
Lehfer7728/
Lejfer7728/
Lefeur7725/
Lifert7717/
Liffer7712/
Lesfer7712/
Lefher774/
Lefeir774/
Lefart774/
Leffre774/
Leferd773/
Letfer772/
Lefeer772/
Leferr772/
Lefehr771/
Lefger771/
Lyffer771/
Léffer771/
Lyfert770/
Hlefer770/
L'Hoffert751/
Leifherte750/
Leefeerdt750/
Lipfert711,317/
Lefarth71321/
Laffort71221/
Leffard71115/
Lefford71110/
Lefherz7181/
Ledferd7160/
Lohfert7152/
Leifertová7139/
Lafertt7132/
Laifert7121/
Leferre7110/
Lefortt719/
Leefort718/
Litfert718/
Lajfert718/
Loifert715/
Layfert713/
Laefort713/
Lesferd712/
Lefeyre712/
Lypfert712/
Lefeire711/
Liefort711/
Liferth711/
Leaferd711/
Lefeare711/
Lefeerd711/
Leffire711/
Leiferd711/
Lieferd711/
Lafaert711/
Leifart711/
Lefrete711/
Lefahrt711/
Lapfert711/
Lofoert711/
Leifort710/
Leforth710/
Leafort710/
Leeferd710/
Leyferd710/
Lawfert710/
Lifer67384/
Lyfer67203/
Liefaart6716/
Lefre6714/
Leafeare677/
Leephart674/
Leferova674/
Leaphert672/
Lieffard671/
Lepheart671/
Leifrett671/
Lofforth671/
Lefir671/
Leufhier671/
Leephret671/
Leesfear670/
Leafhart670/
Leifhirt670/

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