Schiff Surname
Approximately 8,959 people bear this surname
Schiff Surname Definition:
“Ship” in German. Pun on “Kahn” which is “Boat” in German, but is also variation on Cohn.
Schiff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,398 | 1:56,652 | 6,745 |
| Germany | 803 | 1:100,256 | 12,437 |
| France | 333 | 1:199,468 | 31,013 |
| Italy | 218 | 1:280,535 | 36,234 |
| Indonesia | 190 | 1:696,048 | 54,032 |
| Hungary | 129 | 1:76,095 | 7,702 |
| Canada | 117 | 1:314,920 | 28,951 |
| England | 97 | 1:574,413 | 34,909 |
| South Africa | 91 | 1:595,359 | 45,471 |
| Austria | 78 | 1:109,172 | 15,555 |
| Netherlands | 67 | 1:252,047 | 32,252 |
| Israel | 58 | 1:147,545 | 15,555 |
| Belgium | 50 | 1:229,933 | 29,007 |
| Denmark | 46 | 1:122,711 | 11,225 |
| Brazil | 41 | 1:5,221,325 | 132,593 |
| Switzerland | 38 | 1:216,129 | 18,575 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Estonia | 27 | 1:48,956 | 9,235 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 286 | 1:175,590 | 15,728 |
Schiff (24) may also be a first name.
Schiff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Ship” in German. Pun on “Kahn” which is “Boat” in German, but is also variation on Cohn.
(German) One who worked on a ship, a sailor; dweller at the sign of the ship.
(German) One who worked on a ship, a sailor or mariner; dweller at the sign of the ship.
Schiff Demographics
Average Schiff Salary in
United States
$56,272 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Schiff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Schiff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Schiff is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Schiff? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 56,574th most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 813,433 people. The surname Schiff occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Schiff are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Schiff is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname Schiff is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 6,398 people, or 1 in 56,652. In The United States Schiff is most common in: New York, where 22 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 52 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.
Schiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Schiff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Schiff last name expanded 2,237 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 323 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Schiff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Schiff last name are 40.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.9% being registered with the political party.
The amount Schiff earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 68.23% more than the national average, earning R 399,780 per year; in United States they earn 30.41% more than the national average, earning $56,272 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.66% more than the national average, earning $69,386 CAD per year.
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