Where Does The Last Name Shift Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Shift (Hindi: शिफत, Russian: Шифт) is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shift? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Shift is the 3,055,934^th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Shift is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Shift are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 83 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Shift is also the 925,156^th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 104 people.

This surname is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,258,310. In Iran Shift is mostly concentrated in: Gilan Province, where 82 percent are found, Ardabil Province, where 3 percent are found and Fars Province, where 3 percent are found. Not including Iran it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 7 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Shift Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Shift has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.