Greenleef Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Greenleef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Greenleef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Greenleef Last Name Facts

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

Greenleef occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Greenleef click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Greenleef? popularity and diffusion

Greenleef is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Greenleef is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Greenleef live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Greenleef is most common in: Massachusetts, where 25 percent are found, New York, where 25 percent are found and Texas, where 25 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 33 percent are found.

Greenleef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Greenleef has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Greenleef Last Name Statistics demography

Greenleef earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greenlef941/
Greenleaf895,935/
Greenlief89387/
Greenleif890/
Greenlieaf841/
Greenleafe841/
Greenlieff840/
Greenlew821/
Grenleaf821/
Grenlief820/
Greenlif820/
Greenlife7820/
Greanleaf784/
Greenliff782/
Greanlief780/
Gremleaf710/
Greenlaiv671/
Grinlif6314/
Grønlev631/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Greenleef
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