Maillefer Surname

476,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Maillefer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maillefer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland4531:18,1302,971
France2201:301,92146,106
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Maillefer Last Name Facts

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

Maillefer is most common in Switzerland. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maillefer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maillefer is the 476,893rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,395,929 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Maillefer live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Maillefer is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 453 people, or 1 in 18,130. In Switzerland Maillefer is most prevalent in: Canton of Vaud, where 73 percent are found, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 16 percent are found and Canton of Fribourg, where 6 percent are found. Beside Switzerland this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in France, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Maillefer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Maillefer surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Maillefer earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $43,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maillefert95154/
Maillfer942/
Maillefet8912/
Mailfer8841/
Milefer883/
Mailfert82608/
Mallefet8211/
Malefere821/
Malfer80696/
Malefe80189/
Malifer7559/
Malfert7536/
Mailefa754/
Malfere753/
Malefet753/
Malefeu751/
Malferr751/
Milofer751/
Malffer751/
Maulefe751/
Maulfer751/
Mallefeydt741/
Mallephert740/
Milhofer7186/
Malifier7148/
Malhofer7132/
Malhöfer712/
Mawelefe711/
Mealifer711/
Maliefeh711/
Mahalefe711/
Malefiea711/
Milhöfer711/
Malife67235/
Malefi6764/
Malefa6758/
Milhoffer6718/
Melefe678/
Mallefait672/
Mihlhofer670/

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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 Maillefer
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