Lefko Surname

539,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Lefko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3901:929,38269,672
Canada741:497,91342,460
Israel561:152,81515,997
Ukraine301:1,517,423120,367
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Lefko (86) may also be a first name.

Lefko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lefko (Russian: Лефко) occurs most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefko? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lefko is the 539,451st most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,227,426 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Lefko are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,032,266th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 86 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 390 people, or 1 in 929,382. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maryland, where 13 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 12 percent are found and Israel, where 9 percent are found.

Lefko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lefko last name are 36.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 89.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lefko earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.24% more than the national average, earning $48,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning $53,224 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefkou9139/
Lefkot911/
Levko804,800/
Lewko801,884/
Lafko80208/
Lefco80114/
Lefka8042/
Lifko8019/
Lefká8013/
Lyfko801/
Lefkas73111/
Hlevko73104/
Lewkot7320/
Hlewko7315/
Levkoi7312/
Levkoy738/
Lewkoo732/
Leibko732/
Löffko732/
Levkko731/
Lafkouh671/

Lefko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lefko in the Russian language
Лефкоlefko-

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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 Lefko
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