Schleef Surname

242,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,646 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schleef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schleef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0941:73,5889,315
United States3331:1,088,46579,042
Chile991:177,9445,813
Denmark521:108,55210,139
France371:1,795,209158,669
Austria151:567,69652,281
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Schleef Last Name Facts

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

Schleef is found most frequently in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Schleef.

How Common Is The Last Name Schleef? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schleef is the 242,504th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,427,428 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Schleef live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schleef is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 1,094 people, or 1 in 73,588. In Germany Schleef is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 40 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 27 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 13 percent live. Beside Germany this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Chile, where 6 percent live.

Schleef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schleef has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schleef surname expanded 4,757 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schleef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schleef last name are 18.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

Schleef earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.68% more than the national average, earning $47,759 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schleeff9312/
Schlef92100/
Shleef9226/
Schleif862,036/
Schlief861,288/
Schleff8633/
Schlehf8622/
Schleft869/
Schleaf862/
Schlefe861/
Schloef861/
Schluef860/
Schleuf860/
Cleef83427/
Chlef8394/
Sclef830/
Sleef830/
Schleiff80281/
Schleife80138/
Schlieff8092/
Schleufe8074/
Schlleif800/
Shleev77248/
Sleefe7718/
Cleeff7716/
Shleyf7710/
Shleif776/
Sclief775/
Chleff774/
Schlif774/
Schleb772/
Shleff771/
Shlief771/
Shleaf771/
Shleew771/
Sleefh771/
Chleew771/
Schlew770/
Schlehauf750/
Clef73224/
Slef738/
Schlipf711,653/
Schleihauf71228/
Schlife7163/
Schliff7162/
Schlauf7147/
Schleifová719/
Schloif713/
Shcleif712/
Schlouf711/
Schleub711/
Schlaif711/
Shleiff711/
Shleyev711/
Schlaev711/
Sleeffe710/
Schleyw710/
Schlift710/
Cleff67470/
Slief67167/
Chlif67143/
Clepf6754/
Sleew6714/
Shlif672/
Sleff672/
Clefh671/
Cleev671/
Sleev671/
Shlew671/
Sleaf671/
Zleef671/
Chlev671/
Shlev671/
Sleeb671/
Cleuf671/
Schlouff670/
Sleif670/
Cleew670/
Chlew670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schleef
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