Leyf Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Leyf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leyf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Leyf (24) may also be a first name.

Leyf Last Name Facts

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

Leyf (Russian: Лейф) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leyf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leyf is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Leyf live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 73 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Leyf is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held given name in the world It is held by 24 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 57 people, or 1 in 2,528,475. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Pskov Oblast, where 30 percent reside, Irkutsk Oblast, where 18 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 16 percent reside. Other than Russia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leyfe890/
Lef86301/
Lyf8625/
Leaf756,194/
Leff754,232/
Loef751,226/
Leef75945/
Leif75901/
Lief75820/
Luef75815/
Left75809/
Layf75574/
Lefe75346/
Lyaf75140/
Leuf75107/
Leyb7597/
Leyv7578/
Luyf7516/
Lepf7513/
Loyf7510/
Laef758/
Leyw755/
Lyfh754/
Lefs753/
Lyft752/
Lyzf752/
Letf752/
Lefp752/
Lyef751/
Hlef751/
Lesf751/
Lysf751/
Lydf751/
Lyff751/
Lhyf751/
Lejf751/
Lefz751/
Leyew673,228/
Leafe67778/
Loeff67723/
Leefe67450/
Lieff67232/
Leyow67143/
Leffe67139/
Leife6759/
Leaff6748/
Leipf6743/
Lefft6742/
Lepfe6717/
Lehaf6715/
Leffs6714/
Leiff6713/
Luiyf6712/
Lueff6712/
Leftt6711/
Leyeb6710/
Leifs679/
Laief677/
Layif677/
Leift676/
Layef675/
Leyaw673/
Lawef673/
Glief672/
Hlefe672/
Hleif672/
Lehyv672/
Lehfe672/
Lepfh672/
Lettf671/
Layaf671/
Layfh671/
Layuf671/
Leffz671/
Leuff671/
Leyab671/
Lyaff671/
Loevf671/
Lehzf671/
Hlefh671/
Lyoff671/
Lehef671/
Leefs671/
Leafs671/
Leitf671/
Leyov671/
Lewfe671/
Liyaf671/
Luief671/
Hleff670/

Leyf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leyf in the Russian language
Лейфlejf-

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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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  • 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 Leyf
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