Leifer Surname
Approximately 3,173 people bear this surname
Leifer Surname User-submission:
German: habitational name from a place called Leiferde.
Leifer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,862 | 1:194,661 | 19,217 |
| Israel | 611 | 1:14,006 | 2,128 |
| Germany | 415 | 1:193,989 | 22,411 |
| Canada | 86 | 1:428,437 | 37,472 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| Ukraine | 30 | 1:1,517,423 | 120,367 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 108 | 1:464,988 | 33,280 |
Leifer (94) may also be a first name.
Leifer Surname Meaning
Leifer Demographics
Average Male Leifer Height
174.72 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Leifer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leifer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leifer occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leifer? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leifer is the 140,627th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,296,737 people. The surname Leifer is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Leifer reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Leifer is also the 980,251st most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 94 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,862 people, or 1 in 194,661. In The United States Leifer is primarily found in: New York, where 37 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and New Jersey, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 19 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.
Leifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Leifer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leifer last name rose 1,724 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leifer Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Leifer last name are 8.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.24% registered with the political party.
The amount Leifer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.7% more than the national average, earning $51,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.13% more than the national average, earning $56,701 CAD per year.
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