Shiff Surname

422,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Shiff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shiff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5651:641,52051,556
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Israel551:155,59316,202
Australia301:899,85754,700
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
England91:6,190,895170,599
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Shiff Last Name Facts

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

Shiff (Russian: Шифф) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shiff.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 422,941st most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,898,102 people. Shiff is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Shiff live; 83 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 565 people, or 1 in 641,520. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 15 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and Maryland, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States Shiff exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent reside and Israel, where 7 percent reside.

Shiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shiff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shiff surname increased 649 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shiff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shiff are 43.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.51% being registered with the party.

The amount Shiff earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 31.78% more than the national average, earning $56,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 115.74% more than the national average, earning $107,186 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schiff918,959/
Shieff91135/
Sheiff9168/
Shaiff9113/
Shiffe911/
Shifft911/
Shiffs910/
Siff89558/
Shif89373/
Scheiff83287/
Schijff83189/
Schaiff8324/
Schieff8320/
Schiffe833/
Schiffs832/
Schifft832/
Shaiffe831/
Schioff831/
Sheiffs831/
Shaif8011,456/
Sheff801,643/
Sieff80429/
Seiff80277/
Schif80230/
Sifft80177/
Saiff80139/
Shief8074/
Shoif8047/
Shift8041/
Chiff8028/
Siffe8023/
Shifs8022/
Shife8015/
Sheif8015/
Sciff805/
Sziff805/
Shyff803/
Shifh802/
Shidf802/
Shuif802/
Soiff801/
Schuijff7771/
Sif755,552/
Scheff731,627/
Schijf73717/
Sheaff73554/
Schäff73393/
Chiffe73357/
Schief73198/
Seiffe73183/
Schyff73153/
Schipf73120/
Szaiff7388/
Schift7361/
Sheffe7351/
Szeiff7338/
Shaife7333/
Sheffs7319/
Saiffe7312/
Scheif738/
Schuif738/
Szieff737/
Shaaif733/
Shaifh733/
Shiftt731/
Sheifh731/
Shaifs731/
Shaift731/
Schife731/
Chuiff731/
Chiffs730/
Schaif730/
Sheife730/
Sheifs730/
Schiffová719/
Schiffova711/
Schiøpffe711/
Saif67291,498/
Seif67156,343/
Sief676,226/
Shiv674,796/
Shib672,086/
Sife671,438/
Shef671,311/
Ziff671,157/
Seff67612/
Scheffs67311/
Chif67265/
Scheeff67259/
Sheaffe67138/
Sift67122/
Sipf67100/
Soif6797/
Suif6770/
Schefft6766/
Schijfs6747/
Scheife6745/
Shiw6733/
Schuyff6726/
Schepff6721/
Schuijf6717/
Shyf6715/
Scif677/
Sifh676/
Sifs674/
Scheffz674/
Shifova672/
Scheift672/
Šiff672/
Hsif672/
Choiffe671/
Cheiffe671/
Schiepf671/
Sifp671/
Sihf671/
Ciff671/
Shcheff671/
Schäffe671/
Schäffs671/
Säff671/
Sidf671/
Sehf671/
Sjif671/
Siwf671/
Szif671/
Jsif671/
Hcif671/
Hxif671/
Sheeffe670/
Scheaff670/

Shiff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shiff in the Russian language
Шиффsiff-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Shiff
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