Schleife Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Schleife Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schleife Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany881:914,83564,706
United States501:7,249,179331,838
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Schleife Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schleife occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Schleife.

How Common Is The Last Name Schleife? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schleife is the 1,511,557th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Schleife reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 914,835. In Germany Schleife is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 44 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent are found.

Schleife Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schleife has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Schleife last name rose 5,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schleife Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schleife surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Schleife earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning $42,840 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schleif932,036/
Schlife9363/
Schlefe931/
Schleiffer89635/
Schleipfer89175/
Schleifeer891/
Schleiff88281/
Shleifer88147/
Schlifer88104/
Schleufe8874/
Schlefer8835/
Chleifer8813/
Schlifes880/
Schlleif880/
Schlef86100/
Shleif866/
Schlif864/
Sclife860/
Schliffer8267/
Schluifer8256/
Schleufer8248/
Schleffer8231/
Schloifer824/
Schleafer821/
Schleiffa821/
Schleefer821/
Schlipf801,653/
Schleef801,646/
Schlief801,288/
Shlifer80139/
Sleifer8077/
Schliff8062/
Schleff8033/
Schlehf8022/
Schleft809/
Shlefer808/
Schloif803/
Schleaf802/
Chlifer801/
Schlaif801/
Shleiff801/
Schloef801/
Schluef800/
Schleuf800/
Schlift800/
Sleiffe800/
Schleihauf78228/
Schlaipfer78125/
Schleifová789/
Schleipher782/
Schlechfer781/
Schlaiffer781/
Schlepffer780/
Schliffest780/
Slife77770/
Chlif77143/
Chlef7794/
Clife777/
Clefe775/
Shlif772/
Sleif770/
Sclef770/
Schlafer75712/
Shleyfer75123/
Schlieff7592/
Sleiffer7576/
Shlaifer7530/
Sleijfer7527/
Szleifer7517/
Schleeff7512/
Chlaifer755/
Schláfer752/
Chleffer752/
Shlepfer751/
Stcliffe751/
Shlifett750/
Cliffe715,518/
Schläpfer713,172/
Slifer711,662/
Schlaffer711,255/
Schlaf71746/
Shleev71248/
Sliffe71127/
Schläffer7192/
Schlaufer7136/
Shleef7126/
Sleefe7118/
Shliff7113/
Cleffe7112/
Shleyf7110/
Szleif715/
Schlib714/
Chleff714/
Chlaif714/
Schleb712/
Schlasfer711/
Schlatfer711/
Sleffe711/
Sleiff711/
Slifep711/
Shleff711/
Shlief711/
Slefer711/
Shleaf711/
Cluife711/
Slaife711/
Shlaiffer711/
Chlifi711/
Shleew711/
Shleib711/
Cleifi711/
Clefee711/
Chleew711/
Schlew710/
Shlipf710/
Schlehauf710/
Slifes710/
Schlaff67474/
Clef67224/
Slaifer67193/
Shlafer67117/
Slijfer6794/
Clif6764/
Schlauf6747/
Shlyfer6729/
Sleyfer6726/
Sleafer6716/
Schlapffer6714/
Slef678/
Šleifer678/
Slejfer675/
Chlafer672/
Sliffer672/
Chlaiff671/
Schleub671/
Schlipfová671/
Schliph671/
Schlouf671/
Schlaev671/
Schlaib671/
Schlaifová671/
Schlaphfer671/
Sleffee671/
Sleffer671/
Slif671/
Shleyev671/
Schlaaf671/
Shlifai671/
Schliow671/
Szlefer671/
Clifffe671/
Sleeffe670/
Cliffee670/
Cliffey670/
Sleffey670/
Sleffie670/
Sliffey670/
Sleefer670/
Sleffes670/
Schleyw670/
Schlapf670/
Cleffey670/

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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 Schleife
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