Cognomen Schleifer (Schleifer 
, שלייפר ) , globally, is quite a rare family name. The surname Schleifer is habitual in Cyprus, where it is quite a rare surname, Austria, and Israel. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Germany, the United States, and Austria. Much less frequently, Schleifer is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Schleifer | Germany, Austria, United States, France, Israel |
| שלייפר | Israel |
| leopold mathias schleifer Austrian writer (1771-1842), AT (b. 1771) |
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| emilie schleifer Austrian writer (1825-1879), AT (b. 1825) |
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| moritz leopold schleifer AT (b. 1817) |
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| friederike schleifer holocaust victim, b. 1865-06-15, AT (b. 1865) |
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| ditrich schleifer holocaust victim, b. 1868-06-23, CZ (b. 1868) |
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| fanny schleifer holocaust victim, b. 1881-06-29, AT (b. 1881) |
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| rudolf schleifer DE (b. 1879) |
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| fritz schleifer DE (b. 1903) |
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| karl schleifer (b. 1906) |
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| ludwig schleifer German politician, DE (b. 1931) |
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| abdallah schleifer American poet, US (b. 1935) |
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| maxwell joseph schleifer (b. 1927) |
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| karl-heinz schleifer German microbiologist and university teacher, DE (b. 1939) |
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| carl hermann schleifer German jurist, DE (b. 1942) |
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| james t. schleifer American historian, US (b. 1942) |
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