Leof Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Leof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Leof (15) may also be a first name.

Leof Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leof Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Leof is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leof? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. Leof is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Leof live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 15 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 5,846,112. In The United States Leof is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 37 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Michigan, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 6 percent reside and Israel, where 1 percent reside.

Leof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Leof has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Leof last name rose 775 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Leof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leof last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Leof earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.43% more than the national average, earning $48,513 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leoff89108/
Lehof891/
Hleof891/
Lehoff8014/
Lehofe803/
Leow7514,918/
Leaf756,194/
Leob75568/
Leov75185/
Ljof751/
Leehoff731/
Lieow67174/
Leoub67170/
Leyow67143/
Leova67100/
Leaff6748/
Lehov6743/
Leowa6727/
Lehaf6715/
Lehow6710/
Leobh671/
Lehob671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Leof
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