View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Leif is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

Leif is the 392,486^th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,088,286 people. Leif occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Leif live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 8,597^th most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 120,048 people.

Leif is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 580 people, or 1 in 624,929. In The United States Leif is primarily concentrated in: California, where 14 percent live, Minnesota, where 14 percent live and Nebraska, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 13 percent live and Estonia, where 6 percent live.

Leif Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Leif has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,706 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leif Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Leif surname are 10.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.72% registered with the political 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.