Leifson Surname
Approximately 441 people bear this surname
Leifson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 405 | 1:894,960 | 67,538 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Leifson (16) may also be a first name.
Leifson Demographics
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Leifson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leifson Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leifson occurs most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leifson? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 676,370th most common surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,525,047 people. The last name Leifson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Leifson live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. Leifson is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 16 people.
Leifson is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 405 people, or 1 in 894,960. In The United States Leifson is mostly found in: Nevada, where 38 percent reside, Utah, where 36 percent reside and Washington, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 5 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.
Leifson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Leifson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Leifson surname expanded 4,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Leifson Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Leifson surname are 31.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.69% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Leifson earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 17.65% less than the national average, earning 284,999 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.09% more than the national average, earning $50,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.01% less than the national average, earning $49,180 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leifsson | 93 | 446 | / |
| Lifson | 92 | 466 | / |
| Lefson | 92 | 51 | / |
| Leibson | 86 | 328 | / |
| Leifsen | 86 | 165 | / |
| Leefson | 86 | 26 | / |
| Leffson | 86 | 18 | / |
| Liefson | 86 | 5 | / |
| Lefshon | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leivson | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leivsson | 80 | 9 | / |
| Leafsong | 80 | 2 | / |
| Laifeson | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leifssen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Libson | 77 | 756 | / |
| Levson | 77 | 527 | / |
| Lebson | 77 | 207 | / |
| Livson | 77 | 136 | / |
| Lewson | 77 | 74 | / |
| Liwson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lefzon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lefsen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lifsom | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lifsan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lifsen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lafson | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lafsson | 71 | 183 | / |
| Leibzon | 71 | 122 | / |
| Laibson | 71 | 114 | / |
| Leybson | 71 | 9 | / |
| Libsohn | 71 | 7 | / |
| Livsson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leawson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lewsion | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lifshan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Liabson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Layfson | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lebsion | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leavson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Laffson | 71 | 0 | / |
| Laivson | 71 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Leifson
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