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Where Does The Last Name Leefe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Leefe is held by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leefe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 666,162^nd most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,194,546 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 35 percent of Leefe live; 35 percent live in Australasia and 35 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most commonly used in Australia, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 267,284. In Australia Leefe is most frequent in: New South Wales, where 72 percent reside, Queensland, where 17 percent reside and Australian Capital Territory, where 5 percent reside. Besides Australia this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Leefe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Leefe has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Leefe last name increased 122 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 344 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leefe Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Leefe surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leefe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning $46,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.05% less than the national average, earning $45,686 CAD per year.