Leff Surname
Approximately 4,232 people bear this surname
Leff Surname Definition:
(from the name of a male ancestor) Polish for “lion,” which is the translation of the Yiddish Layb, the kinnui of Judah. It also appears as Lew and Liff.
Leff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,624 | 1:100,016 | 11,108 |
| France | 79 | 1:840,794 | 99,796 |
| England | 77 | 1:723,611 | 40,488 |
| Israel | 59 | 1:145,045 | 15,356 |
| Argentina | 47 | 1:909,434 | 58,335 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| Mexico | 35 | 1:3,546,463 | 24,778 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Ivory Coast | 30 | 1:769,041 | 20,891 |
| Romania | 29 | 1:692,340 | 47,921 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Namibia | 7 | 1:344,200 | 10,409 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 55 | 1:913,067 | 55,053 |
Leff (109) may also be a first name.
Leff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from the name of a male ancestor) Polish for “lion,” which is the translation of the Yiddish Layb, the kinnui of Judah. It also appears as Lew and Liff.
Leff Demographics
Average Male Leff Height
175.84 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Leff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leff Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leff (Russian: Лефф) occurs most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leff? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 109,917th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,722,010 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Leff reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 900,062nd most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 109 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3,624 people, or 1 in 100,016. In The United States Leff is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 19 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and New Jersey, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Leff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Leff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leff last name expanded 6,589 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Leff last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Leff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.91% less than the national average, earning R 92,904 per year; in United States they earn 28.35% more than the national average, earning $55,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.01% more than the national average, earning $67,572 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieff | 89 | 232 | / |
| Leffe | 89 | 139 | / |
| Leaff | 89 | 48 | / |
| Lefft | 89 | 42 | / |
| Leffs | 89 | 14 | / |
| Leiff | 89 | 13 | / |
| Leuff | 89 | 1 | / |
| Leffz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hleff | 89 | 0 | / |
| Lef | 86 | 301 | / |
| Leaffe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Leiffe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leaf | 75 | 6,194 | / |
| Leef | 75 | 945 | / |
| Leif | 75 | 901 | / |
| Lief | 75 | 820 | / |
| Left | 75 | 809 | / |
| Liff | 75 | 740 | / |
| Lefe | 75 | 346 | / |
| Leuf | 75 | 107 | / |
| Leyf | 75 | 64 | / |
| Lepf | 75 | 13 | / |
| Lefs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lefp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Letf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lesf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ljff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lejf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lefz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leffová | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lefffsz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leafe | 67 | 778 | / |
| Leefe | 67 | 450 | / |
| Leife | 67 | 59 | / |
| Leipf | 67 | 43 | / |
| Lepfe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Leftt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Leifs | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lliff | 67 | 8 | / |
| Liffe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leift | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hleif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hlefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Glief | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lepfh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leafs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lettf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlefh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leefs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leitf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lihff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehzf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lifft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leyfe | 67 | 0 | / |
Leff Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leff in the Russian language | ||
| Лефф | leff | - |
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