Leifeld Surname

227,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Leifeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leifeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4031:57,3817,424
United States2701:1,342,44093,444
Brazil821:2,610,66378,641
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Leifeld Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leifeld is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leifeld? popularity and diffusion

Leifeld is the 227,813th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,094,127 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Leifeld are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Leifeld is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,403 people, or 1 in 57,381. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 84 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 5 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Leifeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leifeld has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leifeld surname expanded 1,227 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leifeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leifeld last name are 41.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95% registered with the party.

Leifeld earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.13% more than the national average, earning $49,248 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leifield9326/
Leisfeld932/
Leiffeld931/
Leihfeld931/
Lefeld92504/
Leifel9239/
Lifeld9237/
Leihfeldt881/
Liefeld86294/
Lehfeld86225/
Lefeldt8639/
Lipfeld8638/
Leifelt8625/
Lißfeld8612/
Leffeld8610/
Lisfeld8610/
Leyfeld867/
Leefeld864/
Leifled862/
Loefeld861/
Lidfeld861/
Leiffel861/
Hlifeld861/
Lefel83491/
Lifel835/
Lehfeldt80470/
Liefeldt80219/
Leutfeld80121/
Lidfeldt8094/
Leyfield8055/
Leefeldt8044/
Lipfield8023/
Leefield8018/
Leyfeldt8018/
Litfeldt8010/
Lissfeld808/
Lichfeld805/
Liefield803/
Lehefeld802/
Lehfield802/
Lisfeldt802/
Llesfeld801/
Leifhelt801/
Leadfeld800/
Leafield800/
Leisfelt800/
Leipheld800/
Lehsfeld800/
Leffel772,205/
Lafeld7795/
Lefuel7748/
Lefelt7727/
Loefel774/
Lefell774/
Loifel772/
Liffel771/
Lefiel771/
Lefled771/
Laefel770/
Leufel770/
Laisfeldt7516/
Lowefield752/
Liggefeld751/
Leutfeldt751/
Lepfieldt750/
Lauefeldt750/
Lichfeldt750/
Lifl732/
Lefl731/
Loeffel711,385/
Lafield71133/
Leffell71112/
Lafeldt7153/
Lahfeld7133/
Lyfield7129/
Laufeld7119/
Lefiell7112/
Ledfelt717/
Liggefeldt717/
Laeffel712/
Lejfelt712/
Luepfel711/
Leyfell711/
Leeffel711/
Layfeld711/
Lyfeldt711/
Lidfelt711/
Lypfeld711/
Lesfelt710/
Leafelt710/
Loiffel710/
Liefelt710/
Lisfelt710/
Layfield674,485/
Lawfield6773/
Liefl6749/
Lefil6728/
Lissfelt6725/
Lafel6713/
Lejdfelt6713/
Lachfeld6712/
Laufield676/
Loeffell674/
Loufield672/
Laasfeld671/
Lifil671/
Leafl671/
Leflt670/
Leesfelt670/
Laufeeld670/
Lichfild670/
Luyfield670/

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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 Leifeld
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