Gift Surname
Approximately 10,670 people bear this surname
Gift Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6,083 | 1:29,121 | 2,457 |
| Uganda | 2,107 | 1:18,528 | 2,794 |
| Malawi | 1,385 | 1:12,360 | 1,927 |
| Kenya | 642 | 1:71,931 | 6,783 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 156 | 1:8,743 | 1,253 |
| Botswana | 72 | 1:30,374 | 6,067 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| Tanzania | 28 | 1:1,890,772 | 47,703 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12 | 1:4,600 | 509 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 11 | 1:10,034 | 1,440 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 504 | 1:99,640 | 10,124 |
Gift (487,798) may also be a first name.
Gift Demographics
Average Male Gift Height
177.15 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Gift Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gift Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gift (Russian: Гифт) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gift? popularity and diffusion
Gift is the 48,347th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 682,994 people. The last name Gift occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Gift are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,069th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 487,798 people.
It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 6,083 people, or 1 in 29,121. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Rivers, where 36 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 12 percent are found and Delta, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria Gift is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 20 percent are found and Malawi, where 13 percent are found.
Gift Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gift has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Gift last name rose 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gift Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.
Gift earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.63% less than the national average, earning $46,387 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gifft | 89 | 144 | / |
| Gifth | 89 | 22 | / |
| Gifte | 89 | 20 | / |
| Gifts | 89 | 16 | / |
| Guift | 89 | 8 | / |
| Goift | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gitft | 89 | 1 | / |
| Gif | 86 | 147 | / |
| Ift | 86 | 109 | / |
| Giffts | 80 | 5 | / |
| Gifete | 80 | 1 | / |
| Giffth | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ifte | 75 | 1,034 | / |
| Ifft | 75 | 471 | / |
| Giff | 75 | 446 | / |
| Jift | 75 | 163 | / |
| Geft | 75 | 128 | / |
| Sift | 75 | 122 | / |
| Cift | 75 | 86 | / |
| Guif | 75 | 59 | / |
| Ghif | 75 | 50 | / |
| Hift | 75 | 39 | / |
| Zift | 75 | 23 | / |
| Gife | 75 | 18 | / |
| Guft | 75 | 15 | / |
| Gaif | 75 | 15 | / |
| Idft | 75 | 13 | / |
| Gitf | 75 | 9 | / |
| Givt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ifth | 75 | 3 | / |
| Goif | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tgif | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gief | 75 | 2 | / |
| Zgif | 75 | 2 | / |
| Iftz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gjft | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ieft | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gifh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oift | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dgif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gipf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uift | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cgif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Izft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gyft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gifs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gifz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Givf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Giwf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iftp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iftt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Isft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Itft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ipft | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yift | 75 | 0 | / |
| Gibt | 75 | 0 | / |
| Giffeth | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gifts's | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sifft | 67 | 177 | / |
| Heift | 67 | 122 | / |
| Guiff | 67 | 86 | / |
| Giffe | 67 | 69 | / |
| Gheif | 67 | 42 | / |
| Guife | 67 | 28 | / |
| Giffs | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gaiff | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zeift | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gueft | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dgiff | 67 | 6 | / |
| Seift | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gaife | 67 | 5 | / |
| Giefe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iffth | 67 | 3 | / |
| Suift | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chift | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghiof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngiwt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huift | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hieft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dgife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaivt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gieff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gheft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siwft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eifet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zifte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hifte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soift | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghaif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ifthe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gipht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghyft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sifht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zgizf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khift | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sieft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Iffte | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jifts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hoift | 67 | 0 | / |
Gift Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gift in the Russian language | ||
| Гифт | gift | - |
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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
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- 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 Gift
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