Leifgen Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Leifgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leifgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1781:452,27840,070
Luxembourg1521:3,819517
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318

Leifgen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leifgen is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leifgen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 802,733rd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 20,881,220 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Leifgen are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Leifgen is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 452,278. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 59 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 30 percent reside and Hesse, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Luxembourg, where 44 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Leifgen Last Name Statistics demography

Leifgen earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.05% less than the national average, earning $25,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leufgen86490/
Leifsen86165/
Liefgen8679/
Loefgen8610/
Leuffgen8067/
Leafgeen801/
Lueffgen801/
Lefean7714/
Lefene773/
Lefsen771/
Lifsen771/
Lebzien7137/
Lefiehn715/
Lefeane712/
Lephien711/
Lefeant710/
Lifcn676/
Lawingen671/

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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 Leifgen
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