Liff Surname
Approximately 740 people bear this surname
Liff Surname Definition:
LYFFE: Petrus de Lyffe, canon in the monastery of Scone, 1374 (Scon, p. 145) derived his surname from the village or parish of Liff near Dundee.
Liff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 574 | 1:631,462 | 50,904 |
| England | 66 | 1:844,213 | 44,691 |
| Norway | 37 | 1:138,981 | 17,684 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
Liff (81) may also be a first name.
Liff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
LYFFE: Petrus de Lyffe, canon in the monastery of Scone, 1374 (Scon, p. 145) derived his surname from the village or parish of Liff near Dundee.
Liff Demographics
Liff Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Liff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Liff occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Liff? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 457,199th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,848,035 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Liff are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Liff is also the 1,068,082nd most widely held given name in the world It is held by 81 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 574 people, or 1 in 631,462. In The United States Liff is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 26 percent reside, Ohio, where 16 percent reside and Florida, where 14 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Norway, where 5 percent reside.
Liff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Liff has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,551 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 471 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Liff Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Liff last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Liff last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Liff earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 17.55% less than the national average, earning 285,352 kr per year and in United States they earn 17.54% more than the national average, earning $50,716 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieff | 89 | 232 | / |
| Leiff | 89 | 13 | / |
| Lliff | 89 | 8 | / |
| Liffe | 89 | 6 | / |
| Lihff | 89 | 1 | / |
| Laiff | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lifft | 89 | 0 | / |
| Lif | 86 | 1,431 | / |
| Lliffe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hliffe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leiffe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leff | 75 | 4,232 | / |
| Life | 75 | 953 | / |
| Leif | 75 | 901 | / |
| Lief | 75 | 820 | / |
| Luif | 75 | 474 | / |
| Laif | 75 | 226 | / |
| Lifh | 75 | 45 | / |
| Lipf | 75 | 43 | / |
| Lift | 75 | 28 | / |
| Loif | 75 | 18 | / |
| Lijf | 75 | 9 | / |
| Livf | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hlif | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lisf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lifs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Litf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Liwf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lihf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lhif | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lizf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ljff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lgif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lidf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liof | 75 | 0 | / |
| Leffe | 67 | 139 | / |
| Luijf | 67 | 68 | / |
| Leife | 67 | 59 | / |
| Leaff | 67 | 48 | / |
| Laitf | 67 | 44 | / |
| Leipf | 67 | 43 | / |
| Lefft | 67 | 42 | / |
| Leffs | 67 | 14 | / |
| Leifs | 67 | 9 | / |
| Laife | 67 | 9 | / |
| Leift | 67 | 6 | / |
| Glief | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hleif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lijjf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luisf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leuff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leffz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leitf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlift | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hleff | 67 | 0 | / |
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