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 last name Leffson is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Leffson.

How Common Is The Last Name Leffson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Leffson reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

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

Leffson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leffson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Leffson surname expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leffson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leffson surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for 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
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  • 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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