Leif Surname
Approximately 901 people bear this surname
Leif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 580 | 1:624,929 | 50,458 |
| Germany | 119 | 1:676,516 | 52,308 |
| Estonia | 58 | 1:22,790 | 4,104 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1:209,064 | 16,975 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Leif (120,048) may also be a first name.
Leif Demographics
Leif Political Affiliation
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Leif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Leif is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leif? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leif is the 392,486th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 8,088,286 people. The surname Leif occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Leif are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 8,597th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 120,048 people.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 580 people, or 1 in 624,929. In The United States Leif is mostly found in: California, where 14 percent reside, Minnesota, where 14 percent reside and Nebraska, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 13 percent reside and Estonia, where 6 percent reside.
Leif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Leif has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,706 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Leif Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Leif last name are 10.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.72% being registered with the party.
The amount Leif earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 17.31% more than the national average, earning $50,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.61% less than the national average, earning $38,450 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leife | 89 | 59 | / |
| Leipf | 89 | 43 | / |
| Leiff | 89 | 13 | / |
| Leifs | 89 | 9 | / |
| Leift | 89 | 6 | / |
| Hleif | 89 | 2 | / |
| Leitf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lif | 86 | 1,431 | / |
| Lef | 86 | 301 | / |
| Leihof | 80 | 10 | / |
| Leipfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leiffe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leiftd | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leib | 75 | 7,198 | / |
| Leaf | 75 | 6,194 | / |
| Leff | 75 | 4,232 | / |
| Loef | 75 | 1,226 | / |
| Life | 75 | 953 | / |
| Leef | 75 | 945 | / |
| Lief | 75 | 820 | / |
| Luef | 75 | 815 | / |
| Left | 75 | 809 | / |
| Liff | 75 | 740 | / |
| Luif | 75 | 474 | / |
| Lefe | 75 | 346 | / |
| Laif | 75 | 226 | / |
| Leuf | 75 | 107 | / |
| Leyf | 75 | 64 | / |
| Lifh | 75 | 45 | / |
| Lipf | 75 | 43 | / |
| Leiw | 75 | 36 | / |
| Lift | 75 | 28 | / |
| Leiv | 75 | 21 | / |
| Loif | 75 | 18 | / |
| Lepf | 75 | 13 | / |
| Lijf | 75 | 9 | / |
| Laef | 75 | 8 | / |
| Livf | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hlif | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lisf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lifs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lefs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lihf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Litf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Liwf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lhif | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lefp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Letf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lyef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lesf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lizf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lgif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lidf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lejf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lefz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liof | 75 | 0 | / |
| Leitfch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leifová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leafe | 67 | 778 | / |
| Loeff | 67 | 723 | / |
| Leefe | 67 | 450 | / |
| Lieff | 67 | 232 | / |
| Leffe | 67 | 139 | / |
| Luijf | 67 | 68 | / |
| Leaff | 67 | 48 | / |
| Laitf | 67 | 44 | / |
| Lefft | 67 | 42 | / |
| Laiif | 67 | 19 | / |
| Lepfe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lehaf | 67 | 15 | / |
| Leffs | 67 | 14 | / |
| Luiyf | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lueff | 67 | 12 | / |
| Leftt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Laife | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lliff | 67 | 8 | / |
| Laief | 67 | 7 | / |
| Layif | 67 | 7 | / |
| Liffe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Layef | 67 | 5 | / |
| Liaft | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lawef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hleib | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lepfh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leivs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lajif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leijb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Glief | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hlefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leiev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leiph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luisf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liyaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lettf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leisv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leisw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leivd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lejiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leafs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leefs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlift | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leffz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leuff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luiof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loevf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lihff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lijjf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lehzf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlefh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hleff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lifft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leyfe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Leif
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