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 last name Lefter (Russian: Лефтер) is found most in Romania. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 59,402nd most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 857,762 people. The surname Lefter is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Lefter live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 118,359th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 3,578 people.

The last name is most frequent in Romania, where it is carried by 5,698 people, or 1 in 3,524. In Romania it is primarily found in: Galați County, where 13 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 9 percent reside and Vaslui County, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Romania Lefter occurs 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 frequency of Lefter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lefter surname grew 432 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lefter Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Lefter last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with 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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