Lifer Surname

748,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Lifer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2861:1,267,33989,284
Russia621:2,324,565137,882
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Lifer (142) may also be a first name.

Lifer Last Name Facts

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

Lifer (Russian: Лифер) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lifer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lifer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lifer is the 748,537th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 18,977,984 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Lifer reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 775,413th most common forename worldwide, borne by 142 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 1,267,339. In The United States Lifer is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 33 percent live, Mississippi, where 12 percent live and Michigan, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 16 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent live.

Lifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lifer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 561 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lifer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lifer surname is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Lifer last name are 19.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.32% registered with the party.

Lifer earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.59% more than the national average, earning $44,698 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leifer913,173/
Liefer91653/
Laifer91248/
Lifere9136/
Loifer9121/
Lifert9117/
Liffer9112/
Liufer912/
Llifer911/
Lifier910/
Life89953/
Lipfert831,317/
Leifert83973/
Leiffer83191/
Liffert8323/
Laifert8321/
Lieffer839/
Litfert838/
Loifert835/
Lyaifer834/
Lifherd833/
Liuefer832/
Liferth831/
Leiferd831/
Lipferd830/
Lefer801,098/
Lyfer80203/
Lifee80140/
Lufer80109/
Leife8059/
Lifei8036/
Laife809/
Liffe806/
Lifes805/
Lifey804/
Lifir803/
Lifeh803/
Liefe802/
Lifea802/
Lifet802/
Lifeu802/
Lifre802/
Lifed801/
Loife801/
Lüfer801/
Lifie800/
Lifferth77186/
Liferova77103/
Leipfert7743/
Leiffert7710/
Leifhert772/
Lifeherd771/
Leitfert771/
Leiferth770/
Lisffert770/
Lupfer73954/
Lefere73723/
Lefert73491/
Leffer73476/
Leyfer73337/
Lifire73186/
Liffey73153/
Lipher73115/
Leufer73102/
Lefear7394/
Leafer7369/
Layfer7345/
Leefer7340/
Lefier7333/
Luffer7332/
Lehfer7328/
Lejfer7328/
Loyfer7327/
Lefeur7325/
Lesfer7312/
Gliefe738/
Leifey736/
Lajfer735/
Lisfey734/
Lefher734/
Lefeir734/
Leferd733/
Läyfer733/
Lliffe732/
Letfer732/
Lefeer732/
Leferr732/
Lifest731/
Leipfe731/
Lefehr731/
Lefger731/
Hlitfe731/
Hliffe731/
Lyffer731/
Léffer731/
Lojfer731/
Leifet731/
Lieffe731/
Liefie731/
Leiffe731/
Lyferd730/
Lyfert730/
Liffee730/
Liffet730/
Lipfey730/
Hlefer730/
Laiferova713/
Laiferová713/
Leiferova713/
Lifa679,581/
Leffert67786/
Lifi67450/
Lefe67346/
Lüpfert6798/
Lefherz6781/
Leaffer6762/
Ledferd6760/
Leyfert6748/
Lipfird6723/
Leuffer6721/
Lyayfer6715/
Leyffer6715/
Lify6713/
Lefferd6712/
Läffert6711/
Leferre6710/
Lajfert678/
Leifeit676/
Litpher676/
Luffier674/
Lyfe674/
Leiffet674/
Leffier673/
Layfert673/
Lesferd672/
Lefeyre672/
Lejfert672/
Lypfert672/
Lefeire671/
Liffets671/
Leaferd671/
Lephier671/
Lefeare671/
Lefeerd671/
Lefeert671/
Luepfer671/
Lifj671/
Leeffer671/
Leffeir670/
Leifett670/
Leffere670/
Leeferd670/
Leyferd670/

Lifer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lifer in the Russian language
Лиферlifer-

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Footnotes

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