Leaf Surname
Approximately 6,194 people bear this surname
Leaf Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lief,' i.e. dear; v. Leifchild. The diminutive lief-kin, a term of endearment.
Pagan Lef, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Alice le Lef, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Lone the Lef, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameLeaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,482 | 1:80,870 | 9,192 |
| England | 647 | 1:86,118 | 9,418 |
| Canada | 246 | 1:149,779 | 15,288 |
| New Zealand | 237 | 1:19,107 | 3,364 |
| South Africa | 129 | 1:419,982 | 36,405 |
| Australia | 127 | 1:212,565 | 20,555 |
| China | 74 | 1:18,477,318 | 1,049 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:93,774 | 7,567 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 507 | 1:48,078 | 5,926 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 426 | 1:117,884 | 11,557 |
Leaf (656) may also be a first name.
Leaf Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lief,' i.e. dear; v. Leifchild. The diminutive lief-kin, a term of endearment.
Pagan Lef, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Alice le Lef, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Lone the Lef, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Nicholas Leve, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Lucia Te Lyf, Somerset, l Edward III: ibid.
1677. Married — Richard Owen and Susanna Leefe: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1754. — James Leaf and Elizabeth Clarke: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) Dear, Beloved (One) [Middle English lef, leef, lief, leof, Old English léof] Alice la Lef.—Hundred Rolls O sonnes lief, O Joves daughter dere.— Chaucer, Troil. & Cris., iii. 3.
For unto Crist it is so lief and deere.— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, G 1467.
(English) The beloved person.
From Anglo-Saxon leóf, dear, beloved, precious. Ferguson says there was a Leof, assassin of King Edmund, who sadly belied his name; and that Liúfa and Liufina are respectively male and female names in the Landnamabok. Hence the name Life.
Leaf Demographics
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Leaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leaf (Arabic: ليف) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leaf? popularity and diffusion
Leaf is the 78,842nd most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,176,549 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Leaf are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Leaf is also the 324,189th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 656 people.
This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 4,482 people, or 1 in 80,870. In The United States Leaf is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, Minnesota, where 11 percent reside and Washington, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Leaf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Leaf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leaf surname grew 1,052 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leaf Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Leaf last name are 6.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.53% being registered with the party.
The amount Leaf earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.9% more than the national average, earning R 448,896 per year; in United States they earn 9.74% more than the national average, earning $47,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.54% more than the national average, earning $54,422 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leafe | 89 | 778 | / |
| Leaff | 89 | 48 | / |
| Lehaf | 89 | 15 | / |
| Leafs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Laf | 86 | 842 | / |
| Lef | 86 | 301 | / |
| Lehaff | 80 | 14 | / |
| Leaffe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lehhaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leva | 75 | 15,656 | / |
| Leff | 75 | 4,232 | / |
| Lauf | 75 | 2,203 | / |
| Loef | 75 | 1,226 | / |
| Leef | 75 | 945 | / |
| Leif | 75 | 901 | / |
| Lief | 75 | 820 | / |
| Luef | 75 | 815 | / |
| Left | 75 | 809 | / |
| Leaw | 75 | 721 | / |
| Layf | 75 | 574 | / |
| Laff | 75 | 562 | / |
| Lafe | 75 | 482 | / |
| Lefe | 75 | 346 | / |
| Leab | 75 | 340 | / |
| Latf | 75 | 329 | / |
| Laif | 75 | 226 | / |
| Laaf | 75 | 175 | / |
| Lyaf | 75 | 140 | / |
| Leuf | 75 | 107 | / |
| Leav | 75 | 86 | / |
| Leof | 75 | 68 | / |
| Leyf | 75 | 64 | / |
| Laft | 75 | 34 | / |
| Lhaf | 75 | 31 | / |
| Lepf | 75 | 13 | / |
| Laef | 75 | 8 | / |
| Lawf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lafs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lefs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lapf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lazf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lafh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lasf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lajf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lefp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Letf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lyef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ladf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lesf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lahf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lafp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lafz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lejf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lefz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lleva | 67 | 2,315 | / |
| Lauff | 67 | 1,575 | / |
| Laufs | 67 | 1,229 | / |
| Loeff | 67 | 723 | / |
| Leefe | 67 | 450 | / |
| Lahaf | 67 | 403 | / |
| Lhafe | 67 | 236 | / |
| Lieff | 67 | 232 | / |
| Lashf | 67 | 231 | / |
| Leffe | 67 | 139 | / |
| Lejab | 67 | 139 | / |
| Leoff | 67 | 108 | / |
| Leova | 67 | 100 | / |
| Laffe | 67 | 91 | / |
| Leife | 67 | 59 | / |
| Laaff | 67 | 50 | / |
| Laitf | 67 | 44 | / |
| Leipf | 67 | 43 | / |
| Lefft | 67 | 42 | / |
| Lauft | 67 | 38 | / |
| Hleva | 67 | 30 | / |
| Leowa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Laiif | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lepfe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Latff | 67 | 16 | / |
| Leffs | 67 | 14 | / |
| Leiff | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lueff | 67 | 12 | / |
| Leftt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Leeaw | 67 | 11 | / |
| Leifs | 67 | 9 | / |
| Leauv | 67 | 9 | / |
| Llasf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Laief | 67 | 7 | / |
| Layif | 67 | 7 | / |
| Leift | 67 | 6 | / |
| Layef | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hlaft | 67 | 5 | / |
| Liaft | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leaph | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lattf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lawef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leyaw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lajaf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leeab | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laafe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lauwf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lepfh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lajif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Glief | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hlefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lejaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hleif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liyaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lettf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laffs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leabh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leavh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leaws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leefs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laudf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hleof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leitf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layfh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leffz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laaft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leuff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leuav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leyab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyaff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loevf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lgafh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lathf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lazft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehzf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlefh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hleff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lafft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leyfe | 67 | 0 | / |
Leaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leaf in the Arabic language | ||
| ليف | lyf | - |
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