Shif Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Shif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
Russia1151:1,253,24490,592
Israel371:231,28721,601
India171:45,121,493474,784
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Shif (342) may also be a first name.

Shif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shif (Hindi: शीफ़, Russian: Шиф) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shif? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 764,765th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. Shif occurs mostly in Asia, where 40 percent of Shif live; 34 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 472,030th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 342 people.

The last name Shif is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 2,946,821. In The United States Shif is most frequent in: Maryland, where 29 percent reside, California, where 18 percent reside and New York, where 13 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 31 percent reside and Israel, where 10 percent reside.

Shif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shif has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shif surname increased 3,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (57%) in Russia.

In The United States Shif are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Shif earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.8% less than the national average, earning $35,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shaif8911,456/
Shiff89819/
Schif89230/
Shief8974/
Shoif8947/
Shift8941/
Shifs8922/
Shife8915/
Sheif8915/
Shifh892/
Shidf892/
Shuif892/
Sif865,552/
Schiff808,959/
Schijf80717/
Schief80198/
Shieff80135/
Schipf80120/
Sheiff8068/
Schift8061/
Shaife8033/
Shaiff8013/
Scheif808/
Schuif808/
Shaaif803/
Shaifh803/
Shiftt801/
Sheifh801/
Shaifs801/
Shaift801/
Schife801/
Shiffe801/
Shifft801/
Schaif800/
Sheife800/
Sheifs800/
Shiffs800/
Saif75291,498/
Seif75156,343/
Sief756,226/
Shiv754,796/
Shib752,086/
Sife751,438/
Shef751,311/
Siff75558/
Chif75265/
Sift75122/
Sipf75100/
Soif7597/
Suif7570/
Shiw7533/
Shyf7515/
Scif757/
Sifh756/
Sifs754/
Hsif752/
Sifp751/
Sihf751/
Sidf751/
Sehf751/
Sjif751/
Siwf751/
Szif751/
Jsif751/
Hcif751/
Hxif751/
Scheiff73287/
Schijff73189/
Schijfs7347/
Scheife7345/
Schaiff7324/
Schieff7320/
Schuijf7317/
Schiffe733/
Shifova732/
Schiffs732/
Scheift732/
Schifft732/
Schiepf731/
Shaiffe731/
Schioff731/
Sheiffs731/
Seife6715,181/
Shaib675,622/
Shoib674,037/
Shuib673,037/
Sheff671,643/
Chaif671,037/
Saife67974/
Chife67567/
Sheaf67517/
Sieff67429/
Schäf67383/
Sheef67292/
Seiff67277/
Shiew67220/
Saaif67199/
Sifft67177/
Schib67154/
Cheif67139/
Saiff67139/
Sheft67134/
Sheib67119/
Schef67111/
Szeif67107/
Shaiv6787/
Schuijff6771/
Schyf6763/
Seidf6762/
Siefe6736/
Shiov6730/
Chiff6728/
Siffe6723/
Szaif6720/
Suife6720/
Shefe6717/
Shiev6712/
Sifeh6712/
Choif679/
Saifz677/
Shoiv676/
Shepf676/
Seift676/
Saidf676/
Sciff675/
Shiph675/
Sziff675/
Sseif674/
Seifs674/
Sheuf674/
Shibh673/
Shisw673/
Shyff673/
Scife672/
Suift672/
Saitf672/
Chift672/
Hshib671/
Sceif671/
Siwft671/
Sheyf671/
Sheiw671/
Seifh671/
Suitf671/
Soiff671/
Soift671/
Schiv671/
Seifp671/
Chidf671/
Shedf671/
Shivs671/
Shuiv671/
Sifht671/
Shsib671/
Ssihf671/
Xshiw671/
Hxhif671/
Sieft670/
Sheiv670/
Siefs670/
Sissf670/
Shivd670/

Shif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shif in the Hindi language
शीफ़sifa-
Shif in the Russian language
Шифsif-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shif
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