Leffson Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

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

Leffson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leffson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:20,136,607622,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Leffson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leffson is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leffson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Leffson is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Leffson live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Leffson is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 20,136,607. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 83 percent reside, District of Columbia, where 11 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent reside.

Leffson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leffson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leffson surname rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leffson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leffson surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Leffson earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 81.64% more than the national average, earning $78,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefson9251/
Leifson86441/
Leefson8626/
Liefson865/
Lefshon861/
Laffson860/
Leifsson80446/
Leafsong802/
Levson77527/
Lifson77466/
Lebson77207/
Lewson7774/
Löfson774/
Lefcon772/
Lefsen771/
Lefzon771/
Lofson770/
Leibson71328/
Leifsen71165/
Leybson719/
Leawson711/
Lebsion711/
Leivson711/
Lewsion711/
Layfson711/
Leavson710/
Leivsson679/
Laifeson671/
Leifssen671/

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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 Leffson
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