Leifur Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Leifur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leifur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Leifur (309) may also be a first name.

Leifur Last Name Facts

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

Leifur occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leifur? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,718,172nd most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Leifur are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 500,178th most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 309 people.

Leifur is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States Leifur is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 36 percent reside, California, where 21 percent reside and Florida, where 17 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Leifur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Leifur has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leifur Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leifur surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

Leifur earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.12% more than the national average, earning $44,495 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leifure923/
Lefur9174/
Lifur917/
Lefour83525/
Lefeur8325/
Lefure834/
Lefurt831/
Lefaure77776/
Lefeure7759/
Liafour771/
Lefourt771/
Leafure771/
Leffurt770/
Leefurr770/
Lefor73465/
Lifor7354/
Lafur737/
Liffaure711/
Le'feure711/
Lishfour711/
Lafour67237/
Lafeur67214/
Lefoer67114/
Lafure6740/
Leefor674/
Lafaur672/
Lefhor671/
Latfur671/
Lefoor671/
Leffor671/
Lipfor671/

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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 Leifur
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