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

Schleife is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schleife? popularity and diffusion

The last name Schleife is the 1,511,557th most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Schleife live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Schleife is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 88 people, or 1 in 914,835. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 44 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside.

Schleife Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schleife has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Schleife last name expanded 5,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schleife Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schleife last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Schleife
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