Liefer Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Liefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5701:635,89351,189
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Liefer (14) may also be a first name.

Liefer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liefer occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Liefer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liefer? popularity and diffusion

The last name Liefer is the 503,100th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,160,101 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Liefer live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. Liefer is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

The surname Liefer is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 570 people, or 1 in 635,893. In The United States Liefer is most common in: Illinois, where 45 percent are found, Michigan, where 10 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Liefer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Liefer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Liefer last name increased 2,036 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Liefer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Liefer last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Liefer earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 46.56% less than the national average, earning R 126,984 per year and in United States they earn 14.21% less than the national average, earning $37,018 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liefert92186/
Lieffer929/
Liuefer922/
Lieferd921/
Lefer911,098/
Lifer91384/
Liefe912/
Lieferdt861/
Lieffert860/
Lieferht860/
Leifer833,173/
Lefere83723/
Lefert83491/
Leffer83476/
Leyfer83337/
Laifer83248/
Lefoer83114/
Leufer83102/
Lefear8394/
Leafer8369/
Leefer8340/
Loefer8336/
Lifere8336/
Lehfer8328/
Lejfer8328/
Lefeur8325/
Loifer8321/
Lifert8317/
Liffer8312/
Lesfer8312/
Laefer839/
Lefher834/
Lefeir834/
Leferd833/
Letfer832/
Liufer832/
Lefeer832/
Leferr832/
Lefehr831/
Lefger831/
Llifer831/
Lieffe831/
Liefie831/
Lifier830/
Hlefer830/
Lipfert771,317/
Leifert77973/
Leffert77786/
Leiffer77191/
Leufert7795/
Lefherz7781/
Leaffer7762/
Ledferd7760/
Leyfert7748/
Loeffer7743/
Lauefer7730/
Liffert7723/
Laifert7721/
Leuffer7721/
Leyffer7715/
Lefferd7712/
Leferre7710/
Litfert778/
Loifert775/
Lyaifer774/
Lifherd773/
Lesferd772/
Lefeyre772/
Laeffer772/
Lejfert772/
Lefeire771/
Loepfer771/
Liferth771/
Leaferd771/
Lefeare771/
Lefeerd771/
Lefeert771/
Leiferd771/
Luepfer771/
Liefeit771/
Lhoefer771/
Leeffer771/
Leffeir770/
Leffere770/
Lipferd770/
Leeferd770/
Leyferd770/
Lyfer73203/
Lufer73109/
Lefre7314/
Lifir733/
Lefir731/
Lüfer731/
Lifferth71186/
Liferova71103/
Liipfert7186/
Liefeith7154/
Leipfert7143/
Leuffert7137/
Laueffer7128/
Liefheid7118/
Leiffert7110/
Leafeare717/
Liefheit716/
Leferova714/
Leifhert712/
Lifeherd711/
Liepherr711/
Leitfert711/
Lahaefer710/
Leiferth710/
Leesfear710/
Leeaffer710/
Lisffert710/
Leehafer710/
Lehfertt710/
Lefferre710/
Laufer6714,617/
Lafeer671,877/
Lupfer67954/
Lipher67115/
Lafeir67107/
Lafear6786/
Layfer6745/
Lefier6733/
Luffer6732/
Loyfer6727/
Loufer6719/
Lefère6711/
Lefire675/
Lajfer675/
Leffre674/
Laiferova673/
Lepher673/
Leyferova673/
Laiferová673/
Läyfer673/
Leiferova673/
Lefére672/
Liesfi672/
Lefair671/
Lyffer671/
Léffer671/
Lojfer671/
Lejferowa671/
Lefrre671/
Liefaa671/
Leaife670/
Lefoir670/
Lyferd670/
Lyfert670/
Leefeerdt670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Liefer
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