Schlief Surname

296,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Schlief Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schlief Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5551:145,05517,493
United States5071:714,90956,330
Netherlands1361:124,17019,427
Canada531:695,20056,020
Israel271:316,94927,106
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Schlief Last Name Facts

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

Schlief is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlief? popularity and diffusion

The surname Schlief is the 296,030th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,658,033 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Schlief reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 555 people, or 1 in 145,055. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 57 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent live and Berlin, where 6 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent live and The Netherlands, where 11 percent live.

Schlief Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Schlief has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schlief last name grew 831 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schlief Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Schlief surname are 20.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.2% registered with the party.

The amount Schlief earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.85% more than the national average, earning $47,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.19% less than the national average, earning $45,613 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schlieff9392/
Schlieef930/
Schlef92100/
Sclief925/
Schlif924/
Shlief921/
Chlief920/
Schleif862,036/
Schlipf861,653/
Schleef861,646/
Schlife8663/
Schliff8662/
Schleff8633/
Schlehf8622/
Schleft869/
Schlieb865/
Schloif863/
Schleaf862/
Schlaif861/
Schloef861/
Schlefe861/
Schluef860/
Schleuf860/
Schlift860/
Slief83167/
Chlif83143/
Chlef8394/
Shlif832/
Sclef830/
Schleiff80281/
Schleife80138/
Schleufe8074/
Schleeff8012/
Schlleif800/
Slieff7773/
Shleef7726/
Shliff7713/
Shleyf7710/
Shleif776/
Chleff774/
Schlib774/
Chlaif774/
Szlief772/
Schleb772/
Slieaf771/
Shleaf771/
Shleff771/
Shliev771/
Schlew770/
Shlipf770/
Schlehauf750/
Clef73224/
Clif7364/
Slef738/
Slif731/
Schleihauf71228/
Schlauf7147/
Schleifová719/
Shcleif712/
Schliow711/
Chlaiff711/
Schleub711/
Schlipfová711/
Schliph711/
Schlaev711/
Schlaib711/
Schlaifová711/
Shleiff711/
Sellief711/
Shliyev711/
Schlouf711/
Schleyw710/
Cliff6711,335/
Slife67770/
Cleff67470/
Cleef67427/
Clepf6754/
Szlif6716/
Sliff6713/
Sliew673/
Sliev673/
Sleff672/
Chlev671/
Sleaf671/
Shlew671/
Shlev671/
Clefh671/
Cleuf671/
Shlib671/
Sleef670/
Slipf670/
Sleif670/
Schlouff670/
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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Schlief
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