Lefta Surname

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

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Albania

Lefta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Albania181:161,89212,234
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Lefta (58) may also be a first name.

Lefta Last Name Facts

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

Lefta occurs most in Indonesia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,447,279th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 60 percent of Lefta reside; 48 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 48 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lefta is also the 1,295,729th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 58 people.

This surname is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is held by 78 people, or 1 in 1,695,502. In Indonesia it is most common in: Maluku, where 51 percent are found, Central Java, where 18 percent are found and South Sumatra, where 18 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Albania, where 12 percent are found.

Lefta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lefta has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 475 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lefta Last Name Statistics demography

Lefta earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.98% less than the national average, earning $27,194 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leftah9156/
Leftas914/
Leftat911/
Leftaha83450/
Lefteau8318/
Lafta80492/
Lefto8038/
Lifta8024/
Lofta8013/
Lefti8012/
Levta8010/
Lefte807/
Lefty804/
Lewta800/
Leftault7741/
Lefter738,496/
Laftah73672/
Laftai73425/
Lewtas73382/
Leafty73179/
Loftah73117/
Lefteu7323/
Liftaj7313/
Leftis7312/
Laftay7311/
Lebtah7311/
Lefthe735/
Leftih734/
Leftiy733/
Lefteh732/
Laftaa732/
Laftàa731/
Leftee731/
Leabta731/
Leftes731/
Lefted730/
Lafthai67234/
Lafttah679/
Lifteau675/
Lefthes674/
Leasfty672/
Leftich672/
Laftaha671/
Leabtha671/
Lefterr671/
Leifter670/
Leffter670/
Leftech670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lefta
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