Schiff Surname

56,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Schiff Surname Definition:

“Ship” in German. Pun on “Kahn” which is “Boat” in German, but is also variation on Cohn.

Schiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,3981:56,6526,745
Germany8031:100,25612,437
France3331:199,46831,013
Italy2181:280,53536,234
Indonesia1901:696,04854,032
Hungary1291:76,0957,702
Canada1171:314,92028,951
England971:574,41334,909
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Austria781:109,17215,555
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
Israel581:147,54515,555
Belgium501:229,93329,007
Denmark461:122,71111,225
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Australia271:999,84158,390
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Dominica21:37,946685
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2861:175,59015,728

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who worked on a ship, a sailor; dweller at the sign of the ship.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(German) One who worked on a ship, a sailor or mariner; dweller at the sign of the ship.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scheiff92287/
Schijff92189/
Schaiff9224/
Schieff9220/
Schiffe923/
Schiffs922/
Schifft922/
Schioff921/
Shiff91819/
Schif91230/
Chiff9128/
Sciff915/
Schuijff8671/
Scheff831,627/
Schijf83717/
Schäff83393/
Chiffe83357/
Schief83198/
Schyff83153/
Shieff83135/
Schipf83120/
Sheiff8368/
Schift8361/
Scaiff8350/
Shaiff8313/
Scheif838/
Schuif838/
Schife831/
Shiffe831/
Shifft831/
Chuiff831/
Scuiff830/
Chiffs830/
Schaif830/
Shiffs830/
Siff80558/
Shif80373/
Chif80265/
Schiffová809/
Scif807/
Ciff801/
Schiffova801/
Schiøpffe801/
Scheffs77311/
Scheeff77259/
Schefft7766/
Schijfs7747/
Scheife7745/
Schuyff7726/
Schepff7721/
Schuijf7717/
Scheffz774/
Scheift772/
Choiffe771/
Cheiffe771/
Schiepf771/
Shaiffe771/
Shcheff771/
Schäffe771/
Schäffs771/
Sheiffs771/
Scheaff770/
Shaif7311,456/
Sheff731,643/
Chaif731,037/
Cheff73973/
Chife73567/
Sieff73429/
Schäf73383/
Seiff73277/
Sifft73177/
Schib73154/
Cheif73139/
Saiff73139/
Schef73111/
Shief7374/
Schyf7363/
Shoif7347/
Shift7341/
Siffe7323/
Shifs7322/
Shife7315/
Sheif7315/
Choif739/
Sziff735/
Shyff733/
Ciffe732/
Scife732/
Chift732/
Shifh732/
Shidf732/
Shuif732/
Scaif731/
Sceff731/
Sceif731/
Soiff731/
Schiv731/
Cidff731/
Chidf731/
Scheaffe710/
Sif675,552/
Schefe67967/
Scheef67561/
Sheaff67554/
Cif67362/
Seiffe67183/
Szaiff6788/
Schepf6786/
Sheffe6751/
Schäfe6749/
Szeiff6738/
Shaife6733/
Cheffe6732/
Scheaf6726/
Sheffs6719/
Chipfe6713/
Schefs6713/
Saiffe6712/
Schefz6712/
Szieff677/
Schiew677/
Cheife676/
Scheiv674/
Chhaif674/
Shaaif673/
Shaifh673/
Schaib673/
Schcef673/
Schiev672/
Schuyf672/
Chaife671/
Shiftt671/
Sheifh671/
Shaifs671/
Shaift671/
Shchyf671/
Sechfe671/
Schéffová671/
Chéffe671/
Chéfff671/
Scheuf670/
Schehf670/
Sheife670/
Sheifs670/
Sceife670/
Cheaff670/

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