Lefèbvre Surname
Approximately 605 people bear this surname
Lefèbvre Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 550 | 1:20,903 | 3,230 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Lefebvre (128,621), Lefébvre (6) & Léfebvre (1) are calculated separately.
Lefèbvre Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lefèbvre Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lefèbvre is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Lefebvre, Lefébvre or Léfebvre. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lefèbvre? popularity and diffusion
Lefèbvre is the 533,524th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Lefèbvre are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Lefèbvre is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 550 people, or 1 in 20,903. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 93 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Belgium Lefèbvre exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lefebvre | 96 | 128,621 | / |
| Lefébvre | 96 | 6 | / |
| Léfebvre | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lefabvre | 88 | 16 | / |
| Lefèvbre | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lefeubvre | 82 | 46 | / |
| Leffebvre | 82 | 7 | / |
| Lefebvres | 82 | 7 | / |
| Lefeebvre | 82 | 2 | / |
| Lefebvrre | 82 | 2 | / |
| Leefebvre | 82 | 1 | / |
| Llefebvre | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lefebvrer | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lefebvr | 80 | 6 | / |
| L'Lefebvre | 78 | 1 | / |
| Lefevbre | 75 | 372 | / |
| Lafebvre | 75 | 22 | / |
| Lefebbre | 75 | 10 | / |
| Lefevvre | 75 | 10 | / |
| Lafabvre | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lefebvra | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lefebwre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lefebvrz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lefebvri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lefeuvbre | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lefievbre | 71 | 1 | / |
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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 Lefèbvre
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