Shifter Surname

1,111,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Shifter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shifter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Israel541:158,47516,422
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
France21:33,211,361423,184
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Shifter (21) may also be a first name.

Shifter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shifter has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shifter? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,111,382nd most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 33,276,465 people. Shifter occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Shifter live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 21 people.

The last name Shifter is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 2,384,598. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 34 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Missouri, where 14 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 25 percent live and Pakistan, where 1 percent live.

Shifter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shifter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shifter last name expanded 2,171 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shifter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shifter surname are 18.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.22% being registered with the party.

Shifter earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.72% less than the national average, earning $36,796 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schifter93566/
Shiftier932/
Shiffter931/
Sifter92387/
Shifte9210/
Schiffter8857/
Schiefter881/
Scheifter881/
Seifter86302/
Shefter86168/
Shifteh86121/
Shifted8639/
Schifte864/
Chifter862/
Szifter861/
Shufter861/
Sivfter861/
Shiftie861/
Shyfter861/
Shiftet860/
Sifte832/
Schaiffter820/
Schefter80600/
Schäfter80299/
Schyfter809/
Schufter808/
Schiwter801/
Shuffter801/
Çifter77749/
Shefte7784/
Sefter7750/
Shifty7746/
Šifter7717/
Shifta7716/
Sufter779/
Sibter775/
Cifter775/
Shivte773/
Scheffter7574/
Schäffter7559/
Schuffter754/
Seiffeter751/
Shifftett751/
Szyfter71163/
Schefte7184/
Shevter7149/
Chefter7137/
Shefterova7132/
Sheftir7121/
Shaifta7111/
Shyvter719/
Sheftes716/
Soifete712/
Seufter711/
Szefter711/
Schifta711/
Seifterová711/
Shivhte711/
Chifteh711/
Šiffter711/
Shaibte711/
Seiftes710/
Çifte67319/
Sibte6712/
Sifti679/
Shivthre677/
Schiffta673/
Sifta673/
Sufftter673/
Soifette671/
Zifte671/
Cifte671/
Sefte671/
Sivte671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Shifter
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