Shifner Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belgium

Shifner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shifner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Shifner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shifner (Russian: Шифнер) is found most frequently in Russia. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shifner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,849,867th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Shifner are found; 53 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 53 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 2,442,764. In Russia Shifner is most numerous in: Perm Krai, where 41 percent reside, Kaliningrad Oblast, where 12 percent reside and Ulyanovsk Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Russia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 23 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 15 percent reside.

Shifner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shifner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shifner last name decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shifner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Shifner are 33.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiffner93110/
Schifner9331/
Sifner9219/
Schiffner884,073/
Schiefner88625/
Scheifner881/
Shaiffner880/
Shefner86466/
Seifner86291/
Siefner8635/
Shifnee8615/
Shyfner869/
Shufner863/
Siffner861/
Sifne832/
Schisffner821/
Schefner80251/
Sheffner80111/
Schäfner8035/
Seifener8034/
Sheafner803/
Schufner802/
Szeifner802/
Shuffner802/
Schiffne802/
Shefneer802/
Chiffner801/
Shifna77149/
Šifner77102/
Sufner7796/
Sefner7790/
Shifny7710/
Sifene7710/
Sifnee773/
Soifne771/
Shefne770/
Schäffner752,735/
Scheffner75748/
Schupfner75187/
Schuffner75140/
Schüffner7525/
Shueffner752/
Schiffney751/
Sifnerová751/
Schuefner750/
Schiffnerová7429/
Schiffnerova741/
Suffner71299/
Seifneh71246/
Szefner71171/
Seffner71168/
Szyfner7166/
Schueffner7165/
Šiffner7120/
Chifney716/
Chefner715/
Seefner713/
Sezfner713/
Siffnerova712/
Sifneez711/
Shiffna711/
Szufner711/
Sifna6744/
Szeffner6731/
Schiffni6721/
Sewffner675/
Cheffner671/

Shifner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shifner in the Russian language
Шифнерsifner-

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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
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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 Shifner
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