Lefke Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Lefke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lefke (24) may also be a first name.

Lefke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lefke is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefke? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,020,555th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Lefke live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lefke is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States Lefke is most common in: Michigan, where 55 percent reside, Ohio, where 9 percent reside and New Jersey, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Lefke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lefke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lefke last name expanded 2,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lefke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lefke surname are 46.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 92.86% being registered to vote for the party.

Lefke earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.83% less than the national average, earning $42,358 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liefke91730/
Leufke91104/
Loefke9174/
Leffke9161/
Lefker9159/
Lefkes9126/
Leifke9125/
Lefkeh911/
Llefke911/
Lefk891/
Leifker83244/
Leifkes8367/
Loeffke8324/
Lewke801,052/
Lefki80879/
Lifke80179/
Levke8044/
Lefka8042/
Lefky8031/
Löfke8024/
Lofke8014/
Lefká8013/
Lefký806/
Lyfke803/
Lebke801/
Leafk801/
Lafke800/
Lefkih73210/
Loewke73122/
Liewke7327/
Lewcke7324/
Lofcke7317/
Lefkay7314/
Löffke7312/
Loffke737/
Lefkis737/
Levûke732/
Levkes731/
Levcke731/
Lefkai731/
Lebkey731/
Lievke731/
Laffke730/
Lafkey730/
Lebkei730/
Leebke730/
Lefkova6783/
Lefkish6754/
Loewcke6719/
Lewk6717/
Levk677/
Levkesh674/
Lifk673/
Lebk671/
Lefková671/
Ljfk671/
Leabcke670/
Levcket670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lefke
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