Leef Surname
Approximately 945 people bear this surname
Leef Surname Definition:
(English) The beloved person.
Leef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 448 | 1:809,060 | 62,242 |
| New Zealand | 357 | 1:12,684 | 2,209 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Australia | 56 | 1:482,066 | 36,890 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 71 | 1:707,305 | 45,577 |
Leef (53) may also be a first name.
Leef Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) The beloved person.
Leef Demographics
Leef Political Affiliation
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Leef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leef occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Leef? popularity and diffusion
It is the 378,019th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,711,689 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Leef are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,366,219th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 53 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 448 people, or 1 in 809,060. In The United States Leef is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent are found, Maryland, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States Leef is found in 16 countries. It also occurs 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 who held the Leef surname grew 631 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leef Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Leef last name are 1.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.72% registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leefe | 89 | 450 | / |
| Lehef | 89 | 1 | / |
| Leefs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lef | 86 | 301 | / |
| Laheef | 80 | 12 | / |
| Lehjef | 80 | 4 | / |
| Laieef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Layeef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lejeff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leaf | 75 | 6,194 | / |
| Leeb | 75 | 5,481 | / |
| Leff | 75 | 4,232 | / |
| Loef | 75 | 1,226 | / |
| Leif | 75 | 901 | / |
| Lief | 75 | 820 | / |
| Luef | 75 | 815 | / |
| Left | 75 | 809 | / |
| Lefe | 75 | 346 | / |
| Leew | 75 | 177 | / |
| Leuf | 75 | 107 | / |
| Leyf | 75 | 64 | / |
| Leev | 75 | 63 | / |
| Lepf | 75 | 13 | / |
| Laef | 75 | 8 | / |
| Lefs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lefp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Letf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hlef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lesf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lejf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lefz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leggeff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lahjeef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leyew | 67 | 3,228 | / |
| Leafe | 67 | 778 | / |
| Loeff | 67 | 723 | / |
| Lieff | 67 | 232 | / |
| Leffe | 67 | 139 | / |
| Lejeb | 67 | 136 | / |
| Hleew | 67 | 69 | / |
| Leife | 67 | 59 | / |
| Leaff | 67 | 48 | / |
| Leipf | 67 | 43 | / |
| Lefft | 67 | 42 | / |
| Lepfe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lehaf | 67 | 15 | / |
| Leffs | 67 | 14 | / |
| Leiff | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lueff | 67 | 12 | / |
| Leeaw | 67 | 11 | / |
| Leftt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Leyeb | 67 | 10 | / |
| Leifs | 67 | 9 | / |
| Laief | 67 | 7 | / |
| Leift | 67 | 6 | / |
| Layef | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hleeb | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lephe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lawef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leeab | 67 | 3 | / |
| Glief | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hleif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lheew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leeph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lepfh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lejew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hlefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leevw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leews | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leevd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leuff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leffz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leitf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehzf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loevf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lgeew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlefh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lettf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leafs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leevs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leehw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leeww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hleff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leyfe | 67 | 0 | / |
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