Shifrin Surname

177,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Shifrin Surname Definition:

(from the name of a female ancestor) Descendant of Shifra, a Biblical name.

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Shifrin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3231:273,96725,661
Israel6041:14,1682,147
Russia2591:556,46050,043
Canada701:526,36644,416
Belarus371:256,78530,179
Lithuania331:91,95712,711
England241:2,321,58686,519
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Shifrin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a female ancestor) Descendant of Shifra, a Biblical name.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

It is a German surname, a variant of Schiffron, meaning 'children of Schiffron (ship)'. The Ashkenazi spelling is Shifrin from Biblical name.

- Forebears.io

Shifrin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shifrin (Russian: Шифрин) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shifrin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 177,718th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,028,905 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Shifrin are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Shifrin is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,323 people, or 1 in 273,967. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 17 percent live, Illinois, where 15 percent live and Missouri, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Shifrin exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.

Shifrin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shifrin surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Shifrin surname are 43.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.71% registered with the party.

The amount Shifrin earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 27.58% more than the national average, earning R 303,180 per year; in United States they earn 13.47% more than the national average, earning $48,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.74% more than the national average, earning $65,948 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shifrina93311/
Schifrin93239/
Shiffrin93225/
Shcifrin931/
Sifrin92101/
Schiffrin88243/
Schifrien8822/
Schifrina886/
Siffrin86284/
Shefrin86170/
Shifren86140/
Shufrin8651/
Shyfrin867/
Shifrim864/
Sifrina863/
Chifrin861/
Sifrind861/
Sisfrin861/
Siefring80584/
Siffring80126/
Sheffrin8058/
Shifreen8039/
Chiffrin8030/
Siffrinn8030/
Schefrin8024/
Seifring8020/
Shefrina8011/
Schifren808/
Shyfrina804/
Siefrina801/
Shiffren801/
Sefrin771,158/
Sufrin77684/
Sifrim7722/
Sifren776/
Cifrin774/
Šifrin772/
Séfrin772/
Syfrin772/
Şifrin771/
Scheffrin7534/
Schifreen7514/
Schiffren758/
Schuffrin753/
Siefrring751/
Seffrin71767/
Sefrina71541/
Suffrin71333/
Shyfryn7190/
Shufryn7158/
Shefren7140/
Syofrin7128/
Siffren7122/
Sefring7118/
Ziffrin7115/
Siffrén718/
Scheiffern718/
Ciffrin714/
Šifrina712/
Siphrin711/
Sufrien711/
Siefren711/
Siffern710/
Sefrien710/
Shyfryna6777/
Suffrien6738/
Schefren6716/
Sheffren6712/
Syphrien671/
Chiffren671/
Seyfring670/
Seafring670/
Siffrend670/
Seffrien670/
Cheffrin670/

Shifrin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shifrin in the Russian language
Шифринsifrin-

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Shifrin Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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