View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

Shif (Hindi: शीफ़, Russian: Шиф) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shif? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 764,765^th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 40 percent of Shif reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shif is also the 472,030^th most frequently occurring forename globally, borne by 342 people.

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

Shif Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Shif has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shif surname expanded 3,075 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shif Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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% being 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.