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

Lief occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lief click here.

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

Lief is the 422,566^th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,887,251 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Lief reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lief is also the 237,583^rd most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 1,125 people.

It is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 544 people, or 1 in 666,285. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 22 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Lief Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Lief has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,876 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lief Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Lief are 5.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.72% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lief earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 5.92% more than the national average, earning R 251,712 per year; in United States they earn 30.64% more than the national average, earning $56,369 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.18% less than the national average, earning $48,103 CAD per year.