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

The last name Schleef is most common in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Schleef? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 242,504th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,427,428 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Schleef are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

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

Schleef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schleef has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schleef surname increased 4,757 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schleef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schleef last name are 18.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.57% being registered to vote for the 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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  • 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 Schleef
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