Sirleaf Surname

71,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sirleaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sirleaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia6,5381:67492
United States3391:1,069,20077,954
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Sirleaf (332) may also be a first name.

Sirleaf Last Name Facts

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

Sirleaf (Arabic: سرليف) is most common in Liberia. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sirleaf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 71,474th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,054,943 people. The surname Sirleaf is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Sirleaf live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 480,499th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 332 people.

The last name is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 6,538 people, or 1 in 674. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Montserrado County, where 41 percent reside, Bomi County, where 16 percent reside and Gbarpolu County, where 14 percent reside. Other than Liberia Sirleaf exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Sirleaf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sirleaf surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Sirleaf are 11.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.44% registered to vote for the party.

Sirleaf earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.03% less than the national average, earning $39,686 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sirleaff9323/
Shirleaf932/
Sirlleaf931/
Sirleafs931/
Sirlef9288/
Sirlaf926/
Serleaf8613/
Sirleff868/
Sirlgaf863/
Sirleef862/
Sirlaff861/
Shirlef861/
Sirlief861/
Sirlaaf861/
Sherleaf805/
Shirleva802/
Serleaff801/
Searleaf801/
Sirleb772/
Serlaf771/
Sirlif771/
Jirlef771/
Shirlaw71503/
Serlief7116/
Searlef718/
Sirlova716/
Shirlew713/
Serleff713/
Sherlef711/
Sirliff711/
Shirlev711/
Shierlaw67118/
Sirliyev6745/
Shirlova6744/
Zirzlaff6729/
Shirliev6716/
Shirleyv6710/
Shyrleva675/
Sherleff671/
Shirlyev671/
Shirleyw670/
Shirliff670/

Sirleaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sirleaf in the Arabic language
سرليفsrlyf-

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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 Sirleaf
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