Lefoyer Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lefoyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefoyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1441:461,26965,815
England41:13,929,515290,718

Lefoyer Last Name Facts

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

Lefoyer is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefoyer? popularity and diffusion

Lefoyer is the 1,447,279th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Lefoyer is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Lefoyer are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 461,269. In France Lefoyer is mostly found in: Normandy, where 83 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 8 percent live and Île-de-France, where 6 percent live. Not including France it occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lefoer92114/
Lefeyer862/
Lefayer862/
Lefour77525/
Lefear7794/
Lefier7733/
Lefeur7725/
Lefeir774/
Lefeer772/
Lefuer771/
Lefoir770/
Lefeure7159/
Lefeuer714/
Leffier713/
Lafeyer712/
Lefeyre712/
Lafayer711/
Lefeare711/
Lefourt711/
Leffuer711/
Lefeire711/
Leffeir710/
Lohfeyer67141/
Lefeyour6737/
Leafeare677/
Le'feure671/
Leesfear670/
Lefaiere670/

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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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  • 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 Lefoyer
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