Schleifer Surname

94,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Schleifer Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) or (from a place name) “Knife grinder” or “diamond polisher,” in German, or one who comes from Schleife, a town in Silesia.

Schleifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7181:46,8606,137
United States1,4371:252,23323,952
Austria6171:13,8012,006
Israel4811:17,7912,649
France3111:213,57833,224
Canada1181:312,25128,740
Jamaica871:32,9882,352
Argentina811:527,69638,577
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Hungary251:392,65127,081
England231:2,422,52489,093
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Finland131:422,82327,659
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Anguilla11:13,436792
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Schleifer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) or (from a place name) “Knife grinder” or “diamond polisher,” in German, or one who comes from Schleife, a town in Silesia.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Schleifer Last Name Facts

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

Schleifer is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schleifer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 94,077th most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,438,805 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Schleifer live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 47 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Schleifer is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 1,718 people, or 1 in 46,860. In Germany Schleifer is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 27 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Austria, where 12 percent reside.

Schleifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Schleifer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schleifer surname expanded 1,731 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Schleifer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schleifer are 3.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.64% registered with the party.

The amount Schleifer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 406.68% more than the national average, earning R 1,204,070 per year; in United States they earn 14.15% more than the national average, earning $49,255 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $52,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schleiffer95635/
Schleipfer95175/
Schleifert9540/
Schleifeer951/
Shleifer94147/
Schlifer94104/
Schlefer9435/
Chleifer9413/
Schleiffert9048/
Schlaefer89588/
Schliefer89205/
Schlaifer89172/
Schliffer8967/
Schlepfer8957/
Schluifer8956/
Schleufer8948/
Schleffer8931/
Schloifer894/
Schleafer891/
Schleefer891/
Scleiffer891/
Shlifer88139/
Sleifer8877/
Shlefer888/
Chlifer881/
Sclifer881/
Schleiferová8613/
Schlaepfer84619/
Schlaipfer84125/
Schlaeffer847/
Schlieffer846/
Schloeffer843/
Schleipher842/
Schliepfer841/
Schlechfer841/
Schlaiffer841/
Schlifierz841/
Schlepffer840/
Schläfer82863/
Schlafer82712/
Shleyfer82123/
Sleiffer8276/
Shlaifer8230/
Sleijfer8227/
Szleifer8217/
Chlaifer825/
Schláfer822/
Chleffer822/
Shlepfer821/
Schleifferová821/
Slifer801,662/
Schlaephfer801/
Slefer801/
Clifer800/
Schläpfer783,172/
Schlaffer781,255/
Schlapfer78313/
Schläffer7892/
Schlaufer7836/
Schlafeir782/
Schlasfer781/
Schlatfer781/
Shlaepfer781/
Shlaiffer781/
Schlifior780/
Sclafer75209/
Slaifer75193/
Shlafer75117/
Slijfer7594/
Shlyfer7529/
Sleyfer7526/
Cliffer7520/
Sleafer7516/
Šleifer758/
Slifert757/
Slejfer755/
Chlafer752/
Sliffer752/
Sleifir752/
Sleffer751/
Sliefer751/
Cleffer751/
Szlefer751/
Slefert751/
Clipfer750/
Clepfer750/
Sleefer750/
Schlapffer7414/
Schlaepfir741/
Schlaphfer741/
Sleiferová741/
Slifierz7178/
Shlyafer7132/
Shlaffer7120/
Slaiffer7119/
Szlaifer717/
Shlayfer714/
Shlyffer713/
Sliffert711/
Sleaffer710/
Sleuffer710/
Slissfer710/
Sclaffer710/
Sliefeer710/
Cloipfer710/
Schläferová7023/
Slafer6787/
Clafer6715/
Schlafferová6714/
Szlifierz6712/
Shlyayfer676/
Schlapher671/
Shleypher671/
Schlafferova671/
Slyfer670/

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