Lefkes Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lefkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Lefkes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lefkes occurs most in Germany. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lefkes.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefkes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Lefkes reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany Lefkes is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 94 percent are found and Hamburg, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Thailand, where 4 percent are found.

Lefkes Last Name Statistics demography

Lefkes earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Lefka7342/
Lefky7331/
Lefká7313/
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Lyfke733/
Lebke731/
Lefkih67210/
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Lowkes6727/
Lewcke6724/
Lefkay6714/
Levûke672/
Lewkis672/
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Lebkey671/
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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 Lefkes
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