Islef Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Denmark

Islef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Islef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Islef Last Name Facts

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

Islef occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Islef? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Islef are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Islef is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 80 percent are found and Warwickshire, where 20 percent are found. Excluding England it is found in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Isleif9139/
Ilef899/
Isleb80135/
Ailef80116/
Ilief8069/
Islev8018/
Iclef806/
Islif805/
Gilef805/
Ileff803/
Hilef801/
Ihlef801/
Isleib73361/
Ilieff73249/
Islaev73172/
Eisleb7359/
Issleb7331/
Gileff7325/
Ishlev736/
Gislev736/
Esclef732/
Ilhlef732/
Uiclef731/
Hiself731/
Ailefe731/
Isloev731/
Oiclef731/
Hailef731/
Gillef731/
Aislev731/
Ijhlef731/
Ileffe730/
Aissleffe710/
Ilev67618/
Issleib67117/
Elef6722/
Illieff677/
Øislebø675/
Ihsleib674/
Ilif674/
Iszleib671/
Jslf671/
Ishlaev671/
Ilew671/
Hilleyf671/
Gisslew671/
Ylef671/
Islv671/
Jlef671/
Ixlf671/
Yslf671/
Hislife670/
Gilleff670/

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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 Islef
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis