Lefi Surname

517,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Lefi Surname Definition:

(Polish, Russian, Ukranian) Descendant of Leif, a pet form of Leon (lion).

Lefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Indonesia1501:881,66166,139
France991:670,93786,003
Tunisia321:19,0823,053
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Lefi (651) may also be a first name.

Lefi Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, Russian, Ukranian) Descendant of Leif, a pet form of Leon (lion).

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

Lefi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lefi (Hindi: लेफ्ि, Russian: Лефи) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 517,348th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,567,533 people. The surname Lefi occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Lefi are found; 25 percent are found in Central Africa and 25 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Lefi is also the 325,541st most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 651 people.

The surname Lefi is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 470,571. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and France, where 16 percent live.

Lefi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lefi has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lefi last name grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefio89382/
Leifi89111/
Lefai8960/
Llefi8954/
Lefui8916/
Laefi8911/
Leefi897/
Leffi897/
Letfi896/
Lefei895/
Lefis894/
Leafi894/
Lefiz894/
Lefih894/
Lefoi892/
Lefie892/
Lefit892/
Leufi891/
Lefii891/
Lefait80759/
Leffei8015/
Lefais8014/
Lehfid809/
Leffis803/
Leffie802/
Llefhi801/
Lefeid801/
Lefich801/
Lefitt801/
Lefieh801/
Lefist801/
Laefii801/
Leuffi801/
Lepfis801/
Lefhai801/
Liefie801/
Lafi7515,368/
Lefa751,732/
Lifi75450/
Lofi75355/
Lefe75346/
Lefy7533/
Lyfi751/
Lefé751/
Lefaist7347/
Leifeit736/
Lefheit732/
Leyfish731/
Leiffit730/
Leffitt730/
Leifheit671,745/
Laffi671,152/
Lefer671,098/
Loffi67866/
Leffa67826/
Leafe67778/
Lhafi67761/
Lefay67692/
Lifio67530/
Hlifi67468/
Leefe67450/
Lafoi67336/
Lefeu67280/
Lafai67271/
Luifi67201/
Lefez67174/
Laafi67142/
Lifai67140/
Leffe67139/
Lefuy67114/
Leafa6781/
Leafy6778/
Leife6759/
Lefoy6759/
Lofoi6756/
Laifi6751/
Lofyi6750/
Lefea6748/
Lofei6748/
Lefet6747/
Lefoa6747/
Litfi6737/
Leffy6737/
Lifei6736/
Lephi6733/
Lefey6731/
Lefee6731/
Lefes6730/
Lafie6727/
Lepfe6717/
Lefeh6713/
Leifa6712/
Lofai6712/
Lisfi6711/
Leiffeit6710/
Lifit678/
Liafi678/
Leefa677/
Leihfeit677/
Lafih677/
Lefaa676/
Lofiy675/
Lifis675/
Liffi674/
Lopfi673/
Lehvi673/
Lahfi673/
Lehfe672/
Lifui672/
Liefe672/
Lifii672/
Laïfi672/
Hlefe672/
Lewfe671/
Leyfa671/
Lawfi671/
Lafui671/
Llafi671/
Lehfy671/
Leafé671/
Laefe671/
Lyfie671/
Lefha671/
Lyofi671/
Lofie671/
Luyfi671/
Lafyi671/
Leifeith670/
Lefuitch670/
Leyfe670/
Lifie670/

Lefi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lefi in the Hindi language
लेफ्िlephi80
लेफीlephi20
Lefi in the Russian language
Лефиlefi-

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