Lef Surname
Approximately 301 people bear this surname
Lef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:7,249,179 | 331,838 |
| Russia | 50 | 1:2,882,461 | 158,532 |
| Netherlands | 50 | 1:337,744 | 38,500 |
| Austria | 27 | 1:315,386 | 35,058 |
| Iran | 24 | 1:3,199,272 | 94,565 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Lef (423) may also be a first name.
Lef Demographics
Lef Political Affiliation
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Lef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lef (Russian: Леф) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lef? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 891,661st most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 24,211,116 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Lef live; 31 percent live in Western Europe and 27 percent live in Germanic Europe. Lef is also the 417,739th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 423 people.
The last name Lef is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States Lef is mostly found in: New York, where 28 percent reside, Colorado, where 22 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 17 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside.
Lef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lef has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lef surname increased 333 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lef Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lef last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Liberal Democratics than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.
Lef earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.06% less than the national average, earning $41,395 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leaf | 86 | 6,194 | / |
| Leff | 86 | 4,232 | / |
| Leef | 86 | 945 | / |
| Leif | 86 | 901 | / |
| Lief | 86 | 820 | / |
| Left | 86 | 809 | / |
| Lefe | 86 | 346 | / |
| Leuf | 86 | 107 | / |
| Leyf | 86 | 64 | / |
| Lepf | 86 | 13 | / |
| Lefs | 86 | 3 | / |
| Letf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lefp | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lefz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hlef | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lesf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lejf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leafe | 75 | 778 | / |
| Leefe | 75 | 450 | / |
| Lieff | 75 | 232 | / |
| Leffe | 75 | 139 | / |
| Leife | 75 | 59 | / |
| Leaff | 75 | 48 | / |
| Leipf | 75 | 43 | / |
| Lefft | 75 | 42 | / |
| Lepfe | 75 | 17 | / |
| Leffs | 75 | 14 | / |
| Leiff | 75 | 13 | / |
| Leftt | 75 | 11 | / |
| Leifs | 75 | 9 | / |
| Leift | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lepfh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lehfe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Glief | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hlefe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hleif | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hlefh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lehzf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leefs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leuff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leitf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lehef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leafs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lettf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lewfe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leffz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leyfe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hleff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lew | 67 | 39,318 | / |
| Lev | 67 | 11,153 | / |
| Leb | 67 | 1,569 | / |
| Lif | 67 | 1,431 | / |
| Lefowa | 67 | 224 | / |
| Lyf | 67 | 25 | / |
| Laheef | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ljf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leaffe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lefova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leipfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiftd | 67 | 0 | / |
Lef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lef in the Russian language | ||
| Леф | lef | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lef
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