Lefter Surname

59,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Lefter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5,6981:3,524480
Moldova1,7451:2,041247
Ukraine3441:132,33318,663
Russia2571:560,79050,335
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Transnistria651:7,3031,415
Greece401:276,99541,298
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Hungary251:392,65127,081
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Belarus211:452,43144,053
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
England121:4,643,172139,951
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Lefter (3,578) may also be a first name.

Lefter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lefter (Russian: Лефтер) is held by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 59,402nd most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 857,762 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Lefter live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in Romanian Europe. Lefter is also the 118,359th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 3,578 people.

The surname Lefter is most common in Romania, where it is carried by 5,698 people, or 1 in 3,524. In Romania Lefter is most prevalent in: Galați County, where 13 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 9 percent reside and Vaslui County, where 9 percent reside. Beside Romania it is found in 41 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 21 percent reside and Ukraine, where 4 percent reside.

Lefter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lefter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lefter surname rose 432 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lefter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (73%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Lefter last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lefter earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.78% less than the national average, earning $35,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.95% less than the national average, earning $45,731 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loefter922/
Leftier922/
Lefterr921/
Leifter920/
Leffter920/
Lefte917/
Lefthere860/
Lewter831,733/
Lifter83130/
Lafter8381/
Lofter8336/
Lefteu8323/
Levter8320/
Lefthe835/
Lebter834/
Lefteh832/
Leftes831/
Leftee831/
Lefted830/
Lefterova801,281/
Lefterová804/
Laffter777/
Hlafter776/
Lefthes774/
Lephter772/
Liafter771/
Leswter771/
Lewther771/
Lewtter771/
Loffter770/
Llafter770/
Loftier770/
Leftech770/
Levtert770/
Lefta73148/
Lefti7312/
Lewte7310/
Lifte738/
Levte736/
Lefty734/
Leaftedt713/
Lifttere711/
L'Affter711/
Lefteich711/
Lawter67960/
Levterova67520/
Laftir67205/
Leafty67179/
Liftee6756/
Leftis6712/
Lewtey676/
Lewtie675/
Leftih674/
Leiftheit674/
Lifterova674/
Leftiy673/
Libter673/
Lifted673/
Lowter673/
Leftyrova672/
Livter671/
Levtir671/
Lifthe671/
Lyfterova671/
Lewtes670/
Lewtir670/
Lewted670/

Lefter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lefter in the Russian language
Лефтерlefter-

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Footnotes

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