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

The last name Shiff (Russian: Шифф) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiff? popularity and diffusion

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

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 565 people, or 1 in 641,520. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 15 percent live, New York, where 15 percent live and Maryland, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.

Shiff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Shiff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shiff last name are 43.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.51% being registered to vote for 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
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  • 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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