Schifter Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Schifter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schifter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Brazil1321:1,621,77553,533
Austria661:129,02217,785
Denmark431:131,27211,828
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Costa Rica201:239,0032,820
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Israel101:855,76354,181
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Schifter Last Name Facts

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

Schifter is most common in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Schifter.

How Common Is The Last Name Schifter? popularity and diffusion

Schifter is the 560,645th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 12,875,523 people. Schifter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Schifter are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 1,725,995. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 30 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Florida, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 23 percent live and Austria, where 12 percent live.

Schifter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Schifter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Schifter last name expanded 2,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Schifter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schifter last name are 39.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 92.86% being registered with the party.

Schifter earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.01% more than the national average, earning $64,295 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schiffter9457/
Schiefter941/
Scheifter941/
Shifter93219/
Chifter932/
Schaiffter890/
Schefter88600/
Schäfter88299/
Schyfter889/
Schufter888/
Shiftier882/
Shiffter881/
Schiwter881/
Sifter86387/
Cifter865/
Scheffter8274/
Schäffter8259/
Schuffter824/
Seifter80302/
Shefter80168/
Chefter8037/
Sivfter801/
Shyfter801/
Szifter801/
Shufter801/
Shuffter751/
Çifter71749/
Sefter7150/
Šifter7117/
Sufter719/
Sibter715/
Seiffeter711/
Chewter67334/
Szyfter67163/
Shevter6749/
Shefterova6732/
Sheftir6721/
Shyvter679/
Szefter671/
Seufter671/
Šiffter671/
Seifterová671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Schifter
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