Leifer Surname

140,627th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Leifer Surname User-submission:

German: habitational name from a place called Leiferde.

Leifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8621:194,66119,217
Israel6111:14,0062,128
Germany4151:193,98922,411
Canada861:428,43737,472
France331:2,012,810168,616
Ukraine301:1,517,423120,367
England271:2,063,63279,942
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

Leifer (94) may also be a first name.

Leifer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

German: habitational name from a place called Leiferde.

- magickreaver

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 or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leifer? popularity and diffusion

Leifer is the 140,627th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,296,737 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Leifer live; 61 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 980,251st most numerous first name in the world It is held by 94 people.

The surname Leifer 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 it is most common in: New York, where 37 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and New Jersey, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States Leifer exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Leifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leifer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,724 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 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 national 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leifert92973/
Leiffer92191/
Leiferd921/
Lefer911,098/
Lifer91384/
Leife9159/
Leifr918/
Leipfert8643/
Leiffert8610/
Leifhert862/
Leitfert861/
Leiferth860/
Lefere83723/
Liefer83653/
Lefert83491/
Leffer83476/
Leyfer83337/
Laifer83248/
Lefoer83114/
Leufer83102/
Lefear8394/
Leafer8369/
Leefer8340/
Loefer8336/
Lifere8336/
Lefier8333/
Lehfer8328/
Lejfer8328/
Lefeur8325/
Loifer8321/
Lifert8317/
Liffer8312/
Lesfer8312/
Laefer839/
Leifey836/
Lefher834/
Lefeir834/
Leferd833/
Letfer832/
Lefeer832/
Leferr832/
Leipfe831/
Lefehr831/
Lefger831/
Llifer831/
Leifet831/
Leiffe831/
Lifier830/
Hlefer830/
Life80953/
Lefe80346/
Leiferova803/
Lifr801/
Lipfert771,317/
Leffert77786/
Leufert7795/
Lefherz7781/
Leaffer7762/
Ledferd7760/
Leyfert7748/
Loeffer7743/
Lauefer7730/
Liffert7723/
Laifert7721/
Leuffer7721/
Leyffer7715/
Lefferd7712/
Leferre7710/
Lieffer779/
Litfert778/
Leifeit776/
Loifert775/
Lyaifer774/
Leiffet774/
Lifherd773/
Leffier773/
Lesferd772/
Liuefer772/
Lefeyre772/
Laeffer772/
Lejfert772/
Lefeire771/
Loepfer771/
Liferth771/
Leaferd771/
Lephier771/
Lefeare771/
Lefeerd771/
Lefeert771/
Luepfer771/
Lhoefer771/
Leeffer771/
Leffeir770/
Leifett770/
Leffere770/
Lipferd770/
Leeferd770/
Leyferd770/
Lafer733,688/
Leafe73778/
Leefe73450/
Lefeu73280/
Lyfer73203/
Lefez73174/
Lifee73140/
Leffe73139/
Leifi73111/
Lefea7348/
Lefet7347/
Laifr7340/
Lifei7336/
Lefey7331/
Lefee7331/
Lefes7330/
Lepfe7317/
Lefre7314/
Lefeh7313/
Leifa7312/
Laife739/
Liffe736/
Lifes735/
Lefei735/
Liffr735/
Lifey734/
Lefrt734/
Lifir733/
Lifeh733/
Lehfe732/
Lefie732/
Liefe732/
Lifea732/
Lifet732/
Lifeu732/
Lifre732/
Hlefe732/
Liefr731/
Lifed731/
Lewfe731/
Loife731/
Lefir731/
Laefe731/
Leyfe730/
Lifie730/
Leifheit711,745/
Lifferth71186/
Liferova71103/
Leuffert7137/
Laueffer7128/
Leiffeit7110/
Leifrová718/
Leihfeit717/
Leafeare717/
Leferova714/
Lifeherd711/
Leifheat711/
Leufhier711/
Leesfear710/
Leeaffer710/
Leifeith710/
Lisffert710/
Leehafer710/
Lehfertt710/
Lefferre710/
Leifhirt710/
Laufer6714,617/
Lafeer671,877/
Lasfer671,674/
Laffer67672/
Loepfe67370/
Lafere67252/
Leffet67251/
Laafer67240/
Lafeur67214/
Lifire67186/
Liffey67153/
Lawfer67129/
Lipher67115/
Lefeez67110/
Lafeir67107/
Lafear6786/
Lafert6769/
Lafehr6765/
Layfer6745/
Leafey6744/
Lefeat6738/
Laferr6737/
Loyfer6727/
Loufer6719/
Lueffe6719/
Lefeea6715/
Leffei6715/
Lefère6711/
Gliefe678/
Lefe'e676/
Lefire675/
Lajfer675/
Lisfey674/
Leffre674/
Laiferova673/
Lepher673/
Leffey673/
Leyferova673/
Laiferová673/
Läyfer673/
Lliffe672/
Leffie672/
Leaffe672/
Lafier672/
Lijofe672/
Lefére672/
Lehafe672/
Leffeu672/
Letfee672/
Lifest671/
Laferz671/
Lafher671/
Lefair671/
Lefeid671/
Hlitfe671/
Leffes671/
Lefieh671/
Leafea671/
Hliffe671/
Lahfer671/
Lyffer671/
Léffer671/
Lojfer671/
Lleufe671/
Lejferowa671/
Lejfir671/
Leiofi671/
Lefeae671/
Lefech671/
Lefeet671/
Leffed671/
Leufeu671/
Lieffe671/
Lefrre671/
Lejifi671/
Lesfir671/
Liefie671/
Lefoir670/
Lyferd670/
Lieffr670/
Lyfert670/
Llefet670/
Laferd670/
Leefeerdt670/
Liffee670/
Liffet670/
Leipheart670/
Lipfey670/
Lhafer670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Leifer
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis