Lif Surname

272,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden7281:13,5261,164
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Turkey2281:341,32221,674
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
Norway81:642,78647,258
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India61:127,844,230863,365
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Lif (498) may also be a first name.

Lif Last Name Facts

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

Lif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﻒ, Russian: Лиф) is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 272,070th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,092,625 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Lif live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in Scandinavia. Lif is also the 380,144th most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 498 people.

The surname Lif is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 728 people, or 1 in 13,526. In Sweden Lif is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 19 percent reside, Västernorrland County, where 10 percent reside and Gävleborg County, where 10 percent reside. Barring Sweden this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 19 percent reside and Turkey, where 16 percent reside.

Lif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lif has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lif last name expanded 830 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lif last name are 10.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64% registered with the party.

The amount Lif earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning 328,641 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.14% less than the national average, earning $38,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Life86953/
Leif86901/
Lief86820/
Liff86740/
Luif86474/
Laif86226/
Lifh8645/
Lipf8643/
Lift8628/
Loif8618/
Lijf869/
Livf867/
Hlif866/
Lisf865/
Lifs864/
Liwf862/
Litf862/
Lihf862/
Lhif862/
Lidf861/
Lgif861/
Lizf861/
Liof860/
Lieff75232/
Luijf7568/
Leife7559/
Laitf7544/
Leipf7543/
Leiff7513/
Leifs759/
Laife759/
Lliff758/
Liffe756/
Leift756/
Glief752/
Hleif752/
Loife751/
Lihff751/
Leitf751/
Hlift751/
Lijjf751/
Laiff751/
Luisf751/
Lifft750/
Liv677,137/
Lib672,542/
Liw67898/
Lef67301/
Lyf6725/
Lifowa6721/
Lihftt674/
Ljf673/
Lifova673/
Lliffe672/
Leiffe671/
Laifth671/
Laifhs671/
Hliffe671/
Hlitfe671/
Leipfe671/
Leiftd670/

Lif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻴﻒlyf-
Lif in the Russian language
Лифlif-

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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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  • 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 Lif
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