Lieff Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Lieff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lieff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Canada651:566,85547,218
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Lieff (11) may also be a first name.

Lieff Last Name Facts

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

Lieff is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lieff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lieff is the 1,070,546th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name Lieff occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Lieff live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lieff is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 3,519,019. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 24 percent live, California, where 17 percent live and Connecticut, where 17 percent live. Other than The United States Lieff occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 28 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.

Lieff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lieff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lieff last name expanded 2,060 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lieff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lieff are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lieff earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 65.99% more than the national average, earning $71,622 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.92% more than the national average, earning $75,479 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liaeff9112/
Lieffe911/
Leff894,232/
Lief89820/
Liff89740/
Loeff80723/
Leffe80139/
Leaff8048/
Lefft8042/
Leffs8014/
Leiff8013/
Lueff8012/
Lliff808/
Laief807/
Liffe806/
Glief802/
Liefe802/
Laiff801/
Luief801/
Leffz801/
Leuff801/
Lihff801/
Lifft800/
Hleff800/
Liefs800/
Lif751,431/
Lef75301/
Lehaff7314/
Loweff735/
Liyaff734/
Lojeff732/
Leaffe732/
Lliffe732/
Laiiff731/
Laieef731/
Leiffe731/
Liaief731/
Hliffe731/
Lejeff731/
Laiief731/
Lehiff730/
Liew6786,620/
Lieb6712,758/
Leaf676,194/
Loef671,226/
Life67953/
Leef67945/
Leif67901/
Luef67815/
Left67809/
Luif67474/
Liev67398/
Lefe67346/
Laif67226/
Leuf67107/
Leyf6764/
Lifh6745/
Lipf6743/
Lift6728/
Loif6718/
Liif6717/
Liajoff6713/
Lepf6713/
Lijf679/
Laef678/
Livf677/
Hlif676/
Lisf675/
Lüff675/
Leffová675/
Lifs674/
Lefs673/
Litf672/
Lihf672/
Letf672/
Lefp672/
Lhif672/
Liwf672/
Hlef671/
Lyef671/
Leggeff671/
Ljff671/
Lesf671/
Lizf671/
Lefffsz671/
Liyf671/
Lefz671/
Lejf671/
Lidf671/
Lgif671/
Lyff671/
Liof670/
Leahiff670/

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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
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  • 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 Lieff
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