Leifsson Surname

670,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iceland
Highest density in:
Iceland

Leifsson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leifsson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iceland3351:1,135198
Sweden461:214,06014,843
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Norway71:734,61250,907
Faroe Islands41:12,250984
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Leifsson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leifsson occurs most in Iceland. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leifsson? popularity and diffusion

Leifsson is the 670,508th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 16,339,789 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Leifsson live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widespread in Iceland, where it is held by 335 people, or 1 in 1,135. In Iceland Leifsson is primarily found in: Capital Region, where 59 percent are found, Northeastern Region, where 15 percent are found and Southern Region, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Iceland it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Leifsson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leifsson surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Leifsson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.05% more than the national average, earning $64,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leifson93441/
Leivsson889/
Leifssen881/
Lifson86466/
Lefson8651/
Leibson80328/
Lafsson80183/
Leifsen80165/
Leefson8026/
Leffson8018/
Liefson805/
Livsson801/
Leivson801/
Lefshon801/
Leafsong752/
Laifeson751/
Libson71756/
Levson71527/
Lebson71207/
Livson71136/
Lewson7174/
Liwson711/
Lefzon711/
Lefsen711/
Lifsom711/
Lifsan711/
Lifsen711/
Lafson710/
Leibzon67122/
Laibson67114/
Leybson679/
Lawsson678/
Libsohn677/
Labsson675/
Lebsion671/
Laswson671/
Leawson671/
Lewsion671/
Lifshan671/
Liabson671/
Layfson671/
Leavson670/
Laffson670/
Laivson670/
Lafssen670/

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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 Leifsson
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