Shiffman Surname

296,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Shiffman Surname Definition:

(German) One who worked on a ship, a sailor or mariner; dweller at the sign of the ship.

Shiffman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0441:347,18331,158
Canada1281:287,85626,805
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
England211:2,653,24194,788
Israel171:503,39037,521
Nicaragua111:547,3723,850
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Shiffman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who worked on a ship, a sailor or mariner; dweller at the sign of the ship.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Shiffman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shiffman (Russian: Шиффман) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiffman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 296,030th most common family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,658,033 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Shiffman live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,044 people, or 1 in 347,183. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 23 percent reside, New York, where 19 percent reside and New Jersey, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Shiffman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shiffman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shiffman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shiffman last name are 36.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.43% registered with the party.

The amount Shiffman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 14.32% less than the national average, earning R 203,604 per year; in United States they earn 35.97% more than the national average, earning $58,671 USD per year and in Canada they earn 68.93% more than the national average, earning $83,931 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shiffman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shiffman in the Russian language
Шиффманsiffman-

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