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

The surname Schlief occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Schlief.

How Common Is The Last Name Schlief? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 296,030th most common last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,658,033 people. The surname Schlief occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Schlief live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 555 people, or 1 in 145,055. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 57 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent live and Berlin, where 6 percent live. Barring Germany this last name exists 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 incidence of Schlief has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 831 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schlief Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Schlief are 20.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.2% being 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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