Lefty Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Lefty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lefty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lefty (1,012) may also be a first name.

Lefty Last Name Facts

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

Lefty is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lefty.

How Common Is The Last Name Lefty? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Lefty is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Lefty are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 252,656th most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 1,012 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran Lefty is most numerous in: Gilan Province, where 50 percent reside and Khuzestan Province, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Iran this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and Kenya, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leafty91179/
Leftiy913/
Leasfty832/
Lefta80148/
Lewty80145/
Lefti8012/
Lifty8010/
Lefte807/
Levty802/
Lefter738,496/
Lefteu7323/
Leftis7312/
Lewtey736/
Lefthe735/
Leftih734/
Lehwty734/
Lefteh732/
Leftee731/
Leftes731/
Lefted730/
Leftaha67450/
Lefthes674/
Leftich672/
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 Lefty
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