Leyffer Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Leyffer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leyffer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Leyffer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leyffer is most common in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Leyffer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyffer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leyffer is the 5,057,639th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Leyffer is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Leyffer live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany Leyffer is most prevalent in: Hamburg, where 64 percent reside, Berlin, where 9 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and French Polynesia, where 7 percent reside.

Leyffer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Leyffer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leyffer last name declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leffer92476/
Leyfer92337/
Lyffer921/
Leffert86786/
Leiffer86191/
Leaffer8662/
Leyfert8648/
Loeffer8643/
Leuffer8621/
Lefferd8612/
Lieffer869/
Leffier863/
Laeffer862/
Leeffer861/
Leffeir860/
Leffere860/
Leyferd860/
Lefer831,098/
Lyfer83203/
Leffe83139/
Leyfe830/
Leuffert8037/
Laueffer8028/
Leiffert8010/
Leeaffer800/
Lefferre800/
Leifer773,173/
Lefere77723/
Laffer77672/
Liefer77653/
Lefert77491/
Leffet77251/
Leufer77102/
Lefear7794/
Leafer7769/
Layfer7745/
Leefer7740/
Loefer7736/
Lefier7733/
Lehfer7728/
Lejfer7728/
Loyfer7727/
Lefeur7725/
Lueffe7719/
Leffei7715/
Liffer7712/
Lesfer7712/
Laefer779/
Lefher774/
Lefeir774/
Leffre774/
Leffey773/
Leferd773/
Läyfer773/
Letfer772/
Leffie772/
Lefeer772/
Leferr772/
Leaffe772/
Leffeu772/
Lefehr771/
Lefger771/
Leffes771/
Léffer771/
Leffed771/
Lieffe771/
Leiffe771/
Lyferd770/
Lieffr770/
Lyfert770/
Hlefer770/
Leyferova753/
Lefe73346/
Lyfe734/
Lyfr731/
Lauffer713,571/
Leifert71973/
Laffere71168/
Laffert71130/
Leufert7195/
Lefherz7181/
Ledferd7160/
Lyaufer7136/
Lauefer7130/
Lawffer7124/
Liffert7123/
Lyayfer7115/
Louffer7114/
Läffert7111/
Leferre7110/
Laffier714/
Lyaifer714/
Leiffet714/
Layfert713/
Laffeur713/
Lesferd712/
Liuefer712/
Laffeer712/
Lefeyre712/
Lejfert712/
Lypfert712/
Lefeire711/
Loepfer711/
Leaferd711/
Lefeare711/
Lefeerd711/
Lefeert711/
Leffets711/
Leffhey711/
Leffire711/
Leiferd711/
Luepfer711/
Layoffe711/
Lhoefer711/
Leffett710/
Leffirt710/
Leyfest710/
Leeferd710/
Lafer673,688/
Leffa67826/
Leafe67778/
Leefe67450/
Lifer67384/
Lefeu67280/
Lafferre67229/
Lifferth67186/
Lefez67174/
Lyferova67126/
Laffe6791/
Leife6759/
Lefea6748/
Lefet6747/
Leipfert6743/
Leffy6737/
Lefey6731/
Lefee6731/
Lefes6730/
Lepfe6717/
Lefre6714/
Lefeh6713/
Laffertt6712/
Leiffeit6710/
Leifr678/
Lyfyr678/
Leffi677/
Leafeare677/
Liffe676/
Lefei675/
Liffr675/
Leferova674/
Lefrt674/
Lehfe672/
Leifhert672/
Lefie672/
Liefe672/
Hlefe672/
Lyfed671/
Liefr671/
Lewfe671/
Leyfa671/
Leggeffe671/
Lauffeer671/
Lefir671/
Llyfe671/
Louffert671/
Lauffert671/
Laefe671/
Lyfie671/
Leufhier671/
Leitfert671/
Leiferth670/
Leesfear670/
Leffeets670/
Lisffert670/
Leehafer670/
Lafferth670/
Lehfertt670/

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