Leef Surname

378,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Leef Surname Definition:

(English) The beloved person.

Leef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4481:809,06062,242
New Zealand3571:12,6842,209
Canada591:624,50251,218
Australia561:482,06636,890
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
England51:11,143,612252,590
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Leef (53) may also be a first name.

Leef Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) The beloved person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Leef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leef is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leef? popularity and diffusion

Leef is the 378,019th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,711,689 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Leef live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 53 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 448 people, or 1 in 809,060. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 12 percent are found, Maryland, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 38 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Leef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leef has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leef last name grew 631 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leef surname are 1.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.72% registered with the political party.

The amount Leef earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 23.2% more than the national average, earning $53,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning $52,286 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Lehef891/
Leefs891/
Lef86301/
Laheef8012/
Lehjef804/
Laieef801/
Layeef801/
Lejeff801/
Leaf756,194/
Leeb755,481/
Leff754,232/
Loef751,226/
Leif75901/
Lief75820/
Luef75815/
Left75809/
Lefe75346/
Leew75177/
Leuf75107/
Leyf7564/
Leev7563/
Lepf7513/
Laef758/
Lefs753/
Lefp752/
Letf752/
Hlef751/
Lyef751/
Lesf751/
Lejf751/
Lefz751/
Leggeff731/
Lahjeef731/
Leyew673,228/
Leafe67778/
Loeff67723/
Lieff67232/
Leffe67139/
Lejeb67136/
Hleew6769/
Leife6759/
Leaff6748/
Leipf6743/
Lefft6742/
Lepfe6717/
Lehaf6715/
Leffs6714/
Leiff6713/
Lueff6712/
Leeaw6711/
Leftt6711/
Leyeb6710/
Leifs679/
Laief677/
Leift676/
Layef675/
Hleeb675/
Lephe674/
Lawef673/
Leeab673/
Glief672/
Hleif672/
Lheew672/
Leeph672/
Lehfe672/
Lepfh672/
Lejew672/
Hlefe672/
Leevw672/
Leews671/
Leevd671/
Leuff671/
Leffz671/
Leitf671/
Lehzf671/
Loevf671/
Lgeew671/
Leiev671/
Hlefh671/
Luief671/
Lewfe671/
Lettf671/
Leafs671/
Leevs671/
Leehw671/
Leeww671/
Hleff670/
Leyfe670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leef
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