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

Lief has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 422,566^th most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,887,251 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Lief are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lief is also the 237,583^rd most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 1,125 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 544 people, or 1 in 666,285. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 22 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States Lief exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Lief Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Lief has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lief surname grew 1,876 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 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 those bearing the Lief last name are 5.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.72% registered with the 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.