Ayliff Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Ayliff Surname Definition:

“Noble Gift” (Aedelgift in Old English).

Ayliff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
England511:1,092,51152,584
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Ayliff (57) may also be a first name.

Ayliff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Noble Gift” (Aedelgift in Old English).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Ayliff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ayliff occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ayliff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,348,199th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Ayliff are found; 63 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Ayliff is also the 1,308,380th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 57 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 520,939. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 46 percent are found, Western Cape, where 43 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Ayliff occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Ayliff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ayliff has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Ayliff last name expanded 113 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 73 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ayliff Last Name Statistics demography

Ayliff earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.73% less than the national average, earning R 100,452 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayliffe921,427/
Aylieff9267/
Aliff912,581/
Yliff915/
Aylif912/
Ailiff83185/
Auliff8376/
Ylieff8367/
Alieff8346/
Aliffe8327/
Haliff8323/
Ylioff8311/
Alioff836/
Alliff836/
Aylife833/
Hyliff832/
Alifff831/
Eyliff831/
Aaliff831/
Yeliff830/
Ealiff830/
Alif8038,170/
Auliffe7761/
Hatliff7719/
Haliffe771/
Ailliff770/
Galliff770/
Autliff770/
Iliff732,168/
Halif731,017/
Alief73621/
Alife73485/
Aleff73238/
Eliff73229/
Aliof7388/
Galif7368/
Allif7355/
Alyff7323/
Aalif7323/
Aliwf7313/
Alaif738/
Alifh736/
Alhif735/
Ahlif735/
Alisf734/
Ajlif733/
Aslif733/
Alift733/
Aulif732/
Alifs732/
Yelif732/
Alitf732/
Aloif731/
Ailif731/
Yolif731/
Alifp731/
Aylef731/
Jliff730/
Yjilioff714/
Heahliff710/
Iliffe671,573/
Elliff671,009/
Elieff67482/
Ayelef67341/
Halife67251/
Ilieff67249/
Ayalef67226/
Alhaif67199/
Elioff67120/
Ayilef6796/
Ilioff6775/
Ayulef6756/
Eliffe6724/
Galaif6721/
Ahleff6717/
Ayeliw679/
Illiff679/
Allaif679/
Alleff676/
Hallif675/
Aleeff672/
Galeff672/
Haleff672/
Eleiff672/
Ayliev671/
Ouliff671/
Halief671/
Aleife671/
Alaife671/
Jlieff671/
Gallif671/
Allift671/
Alifhd671/
Jliffe670/

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